Let’s Go For a Nature Hike

Ready for a hike? What should we take with us?

• Comfortable shoes and loose-fitting clothes suitable for the weather.
• Field guides to help us identify any new species of plants and animals.
• A small notebook and pencil for sketching things so they can be identified after returning home, and for noting new species and observations.
• A collecting sack, if going for leaves, mosses, edible mushrooms, etc.
• Binoculars, if watching for birds or mammals.
• A compass and trail map, if necessary.
• A canteen of water, and some lightweight, high-energy food, if a long hike.
• A first aid kit and/or snake bite kit, if necessary.
• Family and/or friends. Always let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return.