At the end of the hike, the children and their parents assembled in an outdoor classroom on the banks of the Mantua Creek.

Sarah Summerville of the Unexpected Wildlife Refuge introduces the kids to beavers. (A new beaver dam is located on the Mantua Creek less than 20 feet away.)

Bob Bevilacqua (l) and Rich Dilks perform an original vulture song and dance.

Bob Bevilacqua as the vulture.

Bob Bevilacqua makes a point to the crowd.

Bob Bevilacqua built this Indian hut out of materials found here on the banks of the Mantua Creek.

Some of the volunteers who made the hike possible.