Check out a Nature Backpack from the library!
The Nature Backpacks program allows Virginians to check out from a public library one of 540 Nature Backpacks that includes a free state park pass. The backpack contains information and materials to make the trip to one of the 36 state parks an enjoyable as well as a learning experience. “Today children spend less time outdoors and even less immersed in nature-based activities,” said Virginia State Parks Director Craig Seaver. “These backpacks will provide opportunities for families to venture out to a park.”
Backpack Contents
- Parking Pass for free parking/entrance to all Virginia State Parks
- Pocket Naturalist Bugs and Slugs Guide
- Pocket Naturalist Animal Tracks Guide
- Pocket Naturalist Virginia Birds Guide
- Pocket Naturalist Mammals Guide
- Pocket Naturalist Virginia Trees & Wildflowers Guide
- Port-A-Bug Field Observation Container
- Big Foot Leave No Trace Ethics Card
- Magnifying Lens
- Dip Net
- Activities
