Take It Outside is an online program that PEEC is producing while the schools and nature center are closed during COVID-19.
If you missed a previous post or want to go back and do one of our activities or crafts again, find them below in our table of contents. To see what events are coming up, visit our Events Page.
Take It Outside Archive:
Week 1: Birds
- Day 1: Common Birds of Los Alamos
- Day 2: Bird Migration
- Day 3: Bird Habitats
- Day 4: Bird Behaviors
- Day 5: Birds and the Food Chain
Week 2: Signs of Spring
- Day 1: Trees Budding
- Day 2: Sounds and Smells of Spring
- Day 3: Early-blooming Wildflowers
- Day 4: Pollinators
- Day 5: Spring Weather & Clouds
- Bonus Post: Spring Astronomy
Week 3: Four-footed Friends
- Day 1: Squirrels
- Day 2: Predators of the Pajarito Plateau
- Day 3: Scat & Tracks
- Day 4: Bears in Spring
- Day 5: Native Reptiles & Amphibians
Week 4: Outdoor Adventures
Week 5: Water
- Day 1: The Water Cycle
- Day 2: Water and History
- Day 3: Water and the Landscape
- Day 4: Water-wise Gardening
- Day 5: Water Infrastructure
Week 6: Celebrate Earth!
- Day 1: Geology
- Day 2: Our Corner of Earth
- Day 3: Connect with Earth!
- Day 4: Backyard Wildlife
- Day 5: Sustainability
Week 7: Our Forests
- Day 1: Cottonwood Riparian Areas
- Day 2: Piñon-Juniper Woodlands
- Day 3: Ponderosa Pines
- Day 4: Aspen & Mixed Conifer Forests
- Day 5: Forest Restoration
Week 8: Insects
- Day 1: Insects of the Pajarito Plateau
- Day 2: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
- Day 3: Ants
- Day 4: Ladybugs & Beneficial Insects
- Day 5: Bees
Week 9: Climate
- Day 1: The Sun
- Day 2: The Atmosphere
- Day 3: Our Climate
- Day 4: Paleoclimates of New Mexico
- Day 5: The Future of Our Climate