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"​ We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow it from Our Children"  
​Author Unknown

Springtime is for Ducks

BW Kids: duck spotting

To read about the many duck species that visit Brightwood, mighty oak trees, and earth day, click here for the March 2022 Spring Brightwood Kids newsletter.

Summertime is for Kids

Summer is here! Time to go exploring in the park. Brightwood Park is home to many different plants and animals. There are 1.6 miles of trails that go around the pond and off into the forest. Here are some photos of nature you can find in Brightwood Park.  All photos by Chuan-Chu Chou.  Thank you Chuan-Chu!
And HERE is the June Brightwood Kids Newsletter!

Who Made These Holes?

The holes in the tree were made by woodpeckers. Brightwood Park is home to a variety of woodpeckers. Mostly, when woodpeckers peck holes in trees they are looking for food, specifically, insect larvae. However, in the spring, they also carve out nests – as seen in the photo of a red bellied woodpecker peeking out from its home in Brightwood Park!
The next time you are in the park listen for the red-bellied woodpecker’s song

If you look around and listen, you might also see or hear a hairy woodpecker:

Moss - Incredible Moss!

• Moss species have survived 450 million years through many different climate crises and events. That means moss lived on the Earth about 200 million years before the first dinosaurs stomped around!

  • Moss grows on every continent and in wide-ranging environments from snowy mountains to dry deserts.
  • Moss is a plant without roots. It anchors itself to the ground with hair-like rhizoids.
  • Moss can help keep soil cool in hot temperatures and warm in cold climates – keeping tree roots and soil protected from extremes.
  • Moss can even adapt to low light and grow in caves.
  • Moss is a microhabitat that helps biodiversity.

Do You Know About Clouds?

Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water or ice. Though there are many, many types of clouds, the illustration below shows some of the more common formations shown above.
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What types of clouds do you see above Brightwood pond?

BW Kids in the Fall

Trail Walking with Goblins

October Halloween in the Park

Spooky Fun

Halloween Fun in the Woods

Spiders

Spider Spotting at Brightwood
Brightwood Kids Newsletters:  Fall 2021

Finding Treasures in the Snow and Ice

RULE NUMBER ONE in the WINTER: GO OUTSIDE!