Journey North

Journey North is an exciting program that engages students and examines wildlife migration and seasonal change on a global scale. There are projects available for all students K-12 where they have the opportunity to track the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, robins, whooping cranes, gray whales, hummingbirds, bald eagles and other birds and mammals. Other natural events like the budding of plants, the changing colors of leaves, and differing sunlight are also explored. Through Journey North students can share their own field observations with other students all throughout North America and can begin making local observations which can be integrated into a global context. For teachers there are migrations maps, pictures, activities, information, and even standards-based lesson plans that correlate with the projects and activities available through Journey North.

Projects that are happening in the Fall of 2008 include Whooping Cranes, Climate Connections, Habitat Projects, Hummingbirds, Monarch Butterflies, Phenology (the study of the seasonal timing of life cycle events), Sunlight (Mystery Class), Symbolic Migration, Tulip Gardens, and more. To know which projects are happening through Journey North year round, click here to access the Year-at-a-Glance time line. Check out their website to see how you can get involved! The general public is also welcome to participate in migration and seasonal studies through Journey North.