Self-Guided Field Trips at Teller

Local schools, youth groups, and non-profits add life to their lessons by including Teller Wildlife Refuge in their curriculum. Science comes alive when students take their classroom outdoors and experience nature using all of their senses. The Teller Trail winds along the Bitterroot River and includes mixed riparian woodlands and a small pond. Tent camp sits next to 600 feet of restored Gird Creek and Thomas Pond is an excellent location to study aquatic invertebrates and pond life. Tell us what your students are studying and we can direct you to the perfect location.

Field trips for the Teller Trail, Tent Camp and Thomas Pond sites are available upon request Teacher and leaders provide their own science or conservation-based curriculum.

Schedule

During the spring/summer season, field trip requests can be made for any weekday, (subject to availability). During the fall/winter season (hunting seasons), access to the Teller Trail/Woodside Fishing Access is restricted to Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Tent Camp and Thomas Pond field sites are subject to availability. We recommend contacting Teller staff well in advance to reserve a date, and visiting the site ahead of time to plan your learning day. Field trip requests must be made on a Teller Field Trip Request Form, available below, or visit us at our office.

Maps, Buses, First Aid, & Logistics

Teller can provide a map and directions to field sites. We suggest that the bus remains at the site. If the bus must leave, we require the leader to carry a cell phone. All trips must be equipped with first aid kits and adequate field gear. Drinking water and restroom facilities are not available at field sites; there is a public outhouse located in the Teller Trail/Woodside Fishing Access parking lot.

Field Trip Request form

Teacher's Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone

please include extension if applicable

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Requested Date

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School

Grade

Number of Students

Number of Adults/Chaperones

Field Trip Theme

Have you utilized Teller before?

Yes

Comments/Special arrangement requests

Corvallis Middle School students get a close up look at Gird Creek by snorkeling in dry suits.

Hamilton High Classroom Without Walls visit Teller seasonally to conduct bird surveys

Corvallis Classroom Without Walls Students visit Teller staff at our main office to brainstorm and present trail improvement ideas.

Corvallis Classroom Without Walls has adopted the Teller Trail and continues to work on creating a weather resistant path and an educational experience for all visitors.

Teller is the host site for the Corvallis High FFA bee hive project. The perfect complement to our Pollinator Plot!

MTFWP fisheries biologists conduct fish surveys on Gird Creek with Corvallis Middle School. The project demonstrated that habitat improvements to Gird Creek resulted in increased fish numbers and size.

Hamilton High School Envirothon Team participates in a nationwide competition teaching students to problem-solve real world issues. The team visits Teller for a presentation of a mock landownership situation that they attempt to solve using best land use practices and specialized instruction and then present to their solution to the landowner.

Hamilton High School students drill holes in 16 inch ice on Thomas Pond to conduct water chemistry studies. The data will guide future management of pond stocking to ensure fish survivability through winter months.

Self-Guided Field Trips at Teller

Schedule

Maps, Buses, First Aid, & Logistics

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