Howell Woods: August 2015

Welcome to my photoblog on:

Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center

My name is James and I am a Biology Major at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

I love the outdoors and I am hoping to go on to pursue a career in environmental science. I am looking forward to this next chapter in my life as a college student. So far, I really enjoy college. Thank you to Howell Woods and to everybody who helped me get this far!!

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"Have a great day, spend it outdoors!"

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To learn more about Howell Woods, please see my previous posts for info, photos, and videos. If you've never been to Howell Woods I hope this blog will peak your interest enough that you will visit. It is a treasure located in Johnston County and one of my favorite places.

To visit the Howell Woods website, click on the link below of contact Director, Jordan Astoske.

http://www.johnstoncc.edu/howellwoods/

Jordan Astoske
Director of Howell Woods
jtastoske@johnstoncc.edu
(919) 938-0115 ext. 221

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August 2015

In this month's post, I would like to revisit the Learning Center. Many new additions to the Learning Center are now awaiting your discovery.

Yellow-bellied Slider

Red-bellied Water Snake

One of the newest additions is a large fish tank inside of the live museum.

The tank is filled with locally caught fish.

"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit." -Frank Borman

The Diamondback Rattlesnake now has a larger enclosure in which he can fully stretch out and move around freely. I'm estimating that he is about 7 feet long from head to rattle. I will follow up with an actual measurement of the snake's size in a future post.

Below are photos of the new discovery room inside of the Learning Center. Here, young scientists can explore many amazing parts of nature in a hands on environment. I can guarantee that if this room was completed when I was younger, I would have spent hours upon hours in it.