Great Basin Outdoor School

We are so lucky to be able to participate as a Target Circle Nonprofit Partner!

Go on your app and vote for us!

Simply open the Target App
1. Click "My Target"
2. Click "Circle benefits" at the top right corner
3. Scroll to find "Community support votes"
4. Vote for Great Basin Outdoor School!

Every vote counts! Thank you for choosing us! 😊

There's still room!

Come join us this Saturday for our nice, family-friendly morning hike at Davis Creek! Be sure to bring water, snacks, sunscreen, and your friends!

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Thanks to Washoe County Parks Ranger Chris for an informative nature walk at Bartley Ranch today and his invitation to check their calendar of events at https://www.washoecounty.gov/parks/calendar.php
Two of our Great Basin Outdoor School board members participated and invite you to join our easy family hike for all ages at another Washoe County Park, Davis Creek, next Saturday. See https://www.greatbasin-os.org/guided-hikes
To develop your nature journaling skills, learn from John Muir Laws for free at https://johnmuirlaws.com/the-nature-journal-connection/

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Enjoy our June newsletter! Lots coming up--Summer Adventure Day Camp, hiring & volunteer opportunities, family hike, nature journaling, educator workshop, registration for fall and winter school programs, and your chance to support getting local kids outdoors and learning.

From spring science to summer fun Email from Great Basin Outdoor School Another season of exploration "Meet a Tree" And meet new friends and new places and new experiences. As students hiked at Spooner Lake, their teacher remarked on

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Before you reach for anything, look at what you're actually looking at. Seven of the most common caterpillars in American gardens and yards — and the butterfly or moth each one becomes. 🌿

Seven transformations to recognize:

Black Swallowtail — the green caterpillar with bold black bands and yellow-orange spots on your dill, parsley, or fennel. Leave it. The adult is one of the most striking butterflies in the country.

Mourning Cloak — black with red spots and branched spines, often found on willow, elm, and cottonwood. One of the longest-lived butterflies in North America — adults overwinter and emerge in late winter.

Red Admiral — spiny dark caterpillar on stinging nettles or false nettle. The adult's orange-red wing bands are unmistakable.

American Lady — bristly dark caterpillar often found on pearly everlasting and pussytoes. The adult has distinctive eyespots on the hindwing underside.

Milbert's Tortoiseshell — black and spiny with yellow side spots, found on stinging nettles. Northern species, vivid orange and dark wings.

Cloudless Sulphur — smooth bright green, nearly invisible on its host. Becomes one of the most vivid large yellow butterflies in the US — common from the Great Plains to the Atlantic coast.

Tomato hornworm — the large green caterpillar with diagonal white stripes and a curved rear horn. It becomes the Five-spotted Hawkmoth — a substantial moth with pink and grey patterning and a wingspan approaching five inches. 🌱

Every caterpillar is a future pollinator. Observe before you react.

School's almost out. Have you registered kids for summer day camp yet? HURRY! https://www.greatbasin-os.org/day-camp

📣Calling ALL Teachers!!! 📣

Great Basin Outdoor School is offering a Teacher Development Workshop!

Earn credit hours while spending the day by the Truckee River to learn and gain additional resources to incorporate in your classroom!

Interested in signing up? Visit our website:
https://www.greatbasin-os.org/workshops

Or, contact Emily at [email protected]