(from It's a Small World on Flickr-Photo Sharing!)

I am trying to find out which animals are native to the City of Philadelphia. From my own experience I know that the ground species are gray squirrels, raccoons, opossums, field rats, field mice, deer, rabbits, garter snakes, groundhogs, and chipmunks.

Online I found that the PA Game Commission has held seminars this summer to discuss animals native to this area. I know the game commission officer who led the workshop, so I plan to contact him for details.  

Some Theory about "Science and a Sense of Place"

Randal Holly, last summer's institute:
"What aspects of their world do our kids care about?
What would it distress them to lose? (Anything made of marble...??)
Can we use that as an incentive to learn?"

Using Our Website

for the Summer Institute on Science and a Sense of Place

LIST OF RESOURCES

Science and a Sense of Place: Locating Ourselves in the World (July 23-August 3, 2007)

Enhancing the Currriculum: Observation and Storytelling Skills