Homeschool Program
Tuesday June 10, 2025
9:00 AM-2:00 PM
WETLAND ECOLOGY FIELD TRIP
This is a two-day field experience held at the beautiful Sheboygan Marsh.
AGES 11 - 14
DAY ONE
The students will determine if the marsh is a healthy ecosystem based on macro invertebrate sampling. They will use microscopes and guides for species identification. Students will also participate in activities that demonstrate the relationship of predator and prey, and competition.
DAY TWO
The students will partake in a canoe tour of the wetland learning about the natural history, and observing biodiversity and ecological interactions within the area. Discussions will be generated around key concepts including: succession, ecosystems, community, food chains, wetland functions and more. Students will participate in an activity showing how wetlands have been diminished over time.
COST: $35 per child
Contact Mackinzi Beaty at mbeaty@sheboygancountyymca.org
Sheboygan Marsh
7039W County Road SR
Elkhart Lake, WI 53020