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Camp

Thank you 2016 EarthKeepers for a summer well done!

Week4._The sea stars that the campers in Kara's group found and were pouring water on to try to help them since they were stranded on sand
Week4_A dead fish that Jodie found and was very interested in
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Week4_The sculpin-like fish that some of the groups found hiding under a rock with eggs on the rock above it-see next picture
Week4The eggs found above the sculpin-like fish under a rock on the beach
Week1_Max found this moth (Antheraea polyphemus) under a tree near the POD
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Week4_Andy Goldsworthy art that Kairo and Axel made together in our secret spot
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Week4._The sea stars that the campers in Kara's group found and were pouring water on to try to help them since they were stranded on sand
Week4_A dead fish that Jodie found and was very interested in
EarthKeepers_macro_8-10-16_II
Earthkeepers_macro_8-10-16_VII
Earthkeepers_macro_8-10-16_XII
Earthkeepers_macro_8-10-16_XIII
Week4_The sculpin-like fish that some of the groups found hiding under a rock with eggs on the rock above it-see next picture
Week4The eggs found above the sculpin-like fish under a rock on the beach
Week1_Max found this moth (Antheraea polyphemus) under a tree near the POD
Week2_BubbleMan
Week4_Andy Goldsworthy art that Kairo and Axel made together in our secret spot
Exploring -beach-part1
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Art

Wild Germination Art Exhibition

Heaven & Earth VIII Site MapFrom July 23 – September 25, 2016, the ongoing Heaven and Earth series of temporary, outdoor environmental art projects in Carkeek Park will feature five environmental art projects that offer various interpretations of “Wild Germination,” a theme chosen by guest-curator Morgan McElfresh, local arts teacher at nearby Viewlands Elementary School.

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Gardens

Historical Landscape Drawing Recently “Rescued”

Historical Landscape Drawing of the Carkeek Gardens; circa 1996The Carkeek Gardens were planned and implemented in approximately 1996, based on the drawing of the Gardens by Russell Link, landscape architect and WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife manager. This framed drawing was originally displayed on a wall in the main meeting room of the Annex building at Carkeek Park. When the Annex was going to be rented, in approximately 2011, the drawing was moved to the ELC (Nancy Malmgren Environmental Learning Center). There it was stored between a desk and wall for several years.

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