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White Sulphur Springs Ranch
Living History School Days

This program was conceived by retired 3rd grade school teacher Janice Cross and Janet Reihsen, both Mohawk Valley Stewardship Council (MVSC) members, who wanted to develop a program for 3rd graders that taught them about California living history. The White Sulphur Springs Ranch (WSSR) was the perfect place to develop the program as it provided both a natural history environment and a living history opportunity given the remaining structures on the ranch property. The program had its debut in 2012 when almost 50 3rd grade students from C.R. Carmichael Elementary School in Portola were bused to the ranch where they participated in hands-on activities learning about life on the ranch in 1858.  Students learned about blacksmithing and how important that skill was in maintaining ranch property.  They also performed laundry activities, engaged in leather repairs, built wooden fruit boxes, played games, learned about native americans that lived in the Mohawk Valley in the 1800's and learned about the environment on the ranch that is still rich today.

The program has been extremely successful and is consistent with one of our most important MVSC goals.
"To promote healthy lifestyles, connect people with nature, and cultivate community engagement through providing a community gathering place, recreation and environmental education center at the
White Sulphur Springs Ranch. "
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