Earlier this week, out friends form the Retzer Nature Center came to our school and helped us deepen our understanding of how animals get ready for winter. Besides migrating and hibernating, we focused on the animals that stayed awake and zoomed in on what they did to prepare for the harsh chills of winter. We knew we couldn't help them get thicker fur, but we could give them food and help provide a cozy shelter so that is just what we did.
With our mouse houses ravaged by visitors an Mother Nature, we wanted to help our animals out with more permanent structures, so we started brainstorming, collecting materials, and creating cozy winter dens. Of course, we first had to clean u the first floor. Bye bye mouse houses!
In our clean up, we found various pumpkins with unique evidence of animal interactions. Whether it was a tunneled in entrance or left behind scat, we knew that the creatures enjoyed their treat.
After clearing our shoebox community and depositing the leftovers in the dumpster, we sought new, natural materials for our den developments.
Our dens aren't quite ready yet, but we look forward to finalizing them next week, just in time to give their inhabitants a nice Thanksgiving feast.
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