Cumming Nature Center

Cumming Nature Center

Cumming Nature Center in the fall
Type Environmental education center
Location 6472 Gulick Rd
Naples, New York
Coordinates 42°42′21″N 77°27′20″W / 42.705932°N 77.455609°W / 42.705932; -77.455609Coordinates: 42°42′21″N 77°27′20″W / 42.705932°N 77.455609°W / 42.705932; -77.455609
Area 900 acres (360 ha)
Operated by Rochester Museum and Science Center
Hiking trails 6 miles
Website www.rmsc.org/cumming-nature-center

The Cumming Nature Center is a 900-acre environmental education facility located near Naples, New York. Owned by the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), the preserve features over six miles of trails and offers educational programs and service-learning opportunities.[1][2]

Trails

The Nature Center offers five themed trails to explore.

During the winter, visitors can use the ski and snowshoe trails.[3][4]

Programs

Year-round guided hikes and other programs from wildflower treks to moonlight skis give visitors in-depth experiences with the natural world around them.

The maple sugaring event is for all ages.

Each year for over 38 years, the Nature Center has held a maple sugaring event as a fundraiser. Visitors learn about the process of converting sap into maple syrup and enjoy pure maple syrup tasting and pancakes.[5][6]

Forest School

Children learn about and connect with nature at the Forest School.

Forest School is defined by the Forest School Association as “an inspirational process, that offers learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees.”[7]

Cumming Nature Center offers a Summer Forest School program that condenses a semester’s worth of learning into a week-long day camp for children ages 5–12. The camp focuses on purposeful work, observation and exploration with unstructured play, exploration and hands-on activities that help develop children’s physical and social skills.

References

  1. "Hike at Cumming Nature Center". Springwater Trails. January 25, 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "Celebrate inclusion with students of DRIVE Program during Cumming Nature Center hike". Wayne Post. June 20, 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. "Cumming Nature Trail". Life in the Finger Lakes. Spring 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. "Cumming Nature Center Trails - Rochester Museum & Science Center". www.rmsc.org. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  5. "Cumming Nature Center 38th Annual Maple Sugaring Event Explores Science of Maple Syrup Production - Rochester Museum & Science Center". www.rmsc.org. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  6. "Maple Sugaring at Cumming Nature Center". Brighton Pittsford Post. March 22, 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. "What is Forest School? | Forest School Association". Forest School Association. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

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