WaterWorks Educational Tour & Hiking Field Trip

This field trip, geared towards 1st - 4th grade students, is a tour of the WaterWorks education center and a guided nature hike. There will be a lunch break between the tour and the hike so please bring a sack lunch. 

Please arrive by 8:45am to check in with the Field Trip Point of Contact. This field trip has limited space. Sign up by October 13th.

Description: 

Participants will be touring the educational center where they will learn about Alabama native wildlife and biodiversity, pollution, green design and biomimicry, constructed wetlands, and natural water treatment. 

The guided nature hike takes students along the bank of the Flint Creek to our final destination, a real beaver dam! The full hike is less than 2 miles round trip over the course of an hour and a half. Students will hop over or around fallen logs and duck under low hanging branches! We recommend close toed shoes that can get dirty and a bottle of water (either to carry or have immediate access to after the hike). Some students, teachers, or parents may prefer to wear long pants.