Knock Knock, Who’s Here? Baton Rouge Green!
Learn about trees and how they are beneficial to the environment!
Included with regular admission.
April 25 at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Meet Amelia Gilmore and Winston Horton.
Meet the Outreach Coordinator Amelia Gilmore & Arborist Winston Horton from Baton Rouge Green. The team from Baton Rouge Green will teach children how trees can be habitats, how to investigate the age of a tree, show real nests and nuts, demonstrate how trees receive oxygen, and plant a tree in celebration of Arbor Day in Knock Knock’s Big Backyard!
Amelia will discuss the many benefits that trees provide through an interactive display, bring nests to show how trees can be habitats, and nuts to discuss how they provide food for both people and animals. Children will be invited to investigate tree slices with magnifying glasses to count the rings in each slice- sharing that the longer a tree is alive, the more benefits it can provide. Arborists will also bring nests to show how trees can be habitats, and nuts to discuss how they provide food for both people and animals. To demonstrate how we get oxygen from trees, there will be a demonstration of leaves submerged in water, allowing kids to see the oxygen bubbles that are produced.
Following the presentation, the guests will be invited into the backyard to observe as the arborists plant a new tree near our garden and answer questions about other trees in our Big Backyard!
