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Catoctin Mountain Park
For Teachers
Line drawing of a food chain, from sunlight, to insects, fish, rabbit, and owl.
 

Catoctin Mountain Park offers a variety of education programs including programs linking park interpretive themes with local school curriculums. There are on site programs, programs for loan, on-line curriculum materials and lesson plans, and a variety self guided design your own field trip opportunities.

All program requests must be in writing. We are a small staff and need both the written commitment and the time to schedule staff.

 

 

Teachers may also be interested in visiting the Exploring the Real Thing website - a statewide guide to curriculum based programs of the northeast U.S.

Many groups use Catoctin Mountain Park for their field trips including Frederick County Public Schools. Their outdoor school tracks water quality and posts their results on their webpage. You may also wish to visit the Frederick County Outdoor School webpage.

Pileated Woodpecker on a tree in the Catoctin forest.  

Did You Know?
Pileated Woodpeckers are the 2nd largest woodpecker in North America. Male has a red ‘moustache’ and the female has black. Lifespan in the wild can be 8-12 years. The pileated is the only member of the woodpecker family that drills an oval-shaped hole.

Last Updated: September 26, 2006 at 08:54 EST