Looking for a fun and engaging learning experience for your classroom, Scout group or other community group? From night hikes to live animal programs and farm tours to agricultural heritage programs, the Preservation Parks Education Department offers outreach programs covering a variety of natural and cultural history topics. Most are free and a great way to introduce your group to Delaware County’s cultural and natural heritage.
Field trips are limited to 75 participants per field trip per day. If your group is larger than 75, you must schedule two dates.
For school field trips at Deer Haven Park, groups choose three program topics and follow a rotating schedule. Most popular field trip programs at Deer Haven are Habitat Hike, Wetland Exploration, Fossils, Animal Adaptation, and Reptiles and Amphibians.
Field trips to Gallant Farm are limited to Tuesday and Wednesday only.
To schedule an outreach program or field trip, please contact Casey Smith at csmith@preservationparks.com
Outreach Programs Available
This is a general list of programs we can offer. If there is a topic that you would like to cover that is not listed below, please do not hesitate to ask. We are flexible and will work with you to develop a program that will meet State of Ohio Academic Content Standards, scout badge requirements or other needs to the best of our ability. We can conduct programs either at your site (school building, land lab, or other meeting facility) or at one of the parks managed by Preservation Parks.
Community groups that see a program in our regular public program schedule and would like to attend should contact us in advance to schedule a special program on that topic specifically for your group.
Programs on specific types of plants or animals are offered in the following categories:
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Birds
- Mammals
- Plants
- Insects and Arachnids
- Monarchs
- Animals of Ohio
- Animal Adaptations
- Sensory Awareness
- Animal Adaptations
- Sensory Awareness
- Orienteering
- Geocaching
- Fossils
- Nocturnal Animals (a night hike can be scheduled to coincide)
- Stream Exploration – Available April through October (at parks or on-site if available)
- Wetland Exploration – Available April through October (at parks or on-site if available)
- Habitat Exploration – at parks or on-site if available
- Ohio and Delaware County geology
- Depression Era (1930’s) Farm Life Programs (Gallant Farm or on-site)
- Boy Scout and Girl Scout Badge Programs to help meet badge requirements
- General program on Preservation Parks