Water Wigglers StoryWalk® at the South Hero Recreation Park

Explore the Outdoors Together

Exploring the outdoors as a family is a great way to spend time together and learn to care for our special planet.

South Hero Land Trust and the Worthen Library are excited to share our new StoryWalk® at the South Hero Recreation Park! We hope your family will enjoy learning about the natural world together, while strengthening literacy skills and getting physical activity. We’ll be posting new stories every 4-6 months, so you can visit again and again.

Going for a Hike

The 2022 winter story is “Over and Under the Snow” By Kate Messner. Come discover the magical world of animals living beneath our feet in the winter!

The 2021 summer story was “The Hike” by Alison Farrell. Have ideas for stories? Email info@shlt.org.

For each story, we will post a guide, activities, and additional resources here.

Download and print a Nature Shapes Scavenger Hunt

Download a Guide to Creating a Nature Journal

Check out the Water Wigglers Field Guide, created by middle school students at Folsom in 2019.

Ideas for Building Literacy Skills while Reading Together

Nature Play QLD has created some fun idea lists for outdoor play, check out 33 Things to Do Before You are 2 and 33 Things to Do Before You are 3. Their website is full of other great ideas for things to do outside, we highly recommend taking a look!

Looking for more great reads like “The Hike?” Here’s a list of some good books you can find at the Worthen Library.

Looking for another family adventure in South Hero? Try Geocaching with the Trees of South Hero Geocache Adventure!

Find more outdoor and nature activities that we love on our Explore the Outdoors Resource Page.