Outreach program, loan boxes expand Oxbow's reach

Oxbow takes popular programs on the road to area schools, including:

• Live animals!
• aligned to the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
• base fee + standard mileage rate
• 45-minute to one-hour program
• 1 class (up to 30 students) = $150
  2 consecutive classes (up to 30 students each) = $250
  3 classes (up to 90 students each) = $350
• auditorium fee = $300

To arrange an outreach program, call Oxbow Meadows at 706-687-4090. Programs offered include:

Reptiles!
Snakes, lizards, and turtles … Meet some of Oxbow’s animals and discover what is unique about their habitat, diet and adaptations. See and touch live specimens.

Native Americans
Discover the world of the Southeastern Indians through a variety of reproductions and visual aids. Learn how Native Americans acquired food, tools, clothing and shelter from the land.

Raptors!
Utilizing live birds of prey and mounted birds, discover the world of raptors. Questions explored include: What is a raptor? How are hawks and owls different? Where do they fit into the food web? What are raptors’ conservation issues and how can people help?

Owl pellet dissection: investigating the predator-prey relationship
(This one-hour program can be added to the Raptor program for $85 + materials fee)
Owls prey on other animals for food. As they don’t have teeth, they swallow their meal whole. The undigested hair and bones are packed together into a pellet and then regurgitated. In this program, participants dissect sanitized owl pellets to discover bones, skulls, fur and feathers. Using a dissection booklet and a bone ID sheet, group and categorize the bones, identifying the small animals eaten by the owl. Limit one class.

Discovery Boxes for loan
Oxbow has a series of Discovery Boxes for loan free of charge (for a two-week period). Boxes include a variety of materials to enhance both the teaching and learning experience, including:

• Mounted specimens
• Skulls, bones, shells and replicas
• Posters, visuals, lesson plans, activities, etc.

Discovery Box topics Include:

• Reptiles and Amphibians
• “Partners in Flight” (Birds)
• Owls
• Butterflies
• Terrific Trees

A fee is charged for lost or damaged items.
For information on the loan program, call Oxbow Meadows at 706-687-4090. (See our Staff Contacts.)