Docent Manual

Table of Contents:

History of Ivy Creek Natural Area and River View Farm

  1. The Story of the Ivy Creek Natural Area
  2. The Carr and Greer Families
  3. Ivy Creek Natural Area:  An African-American Legacy
  4. Nature Preserve:  Ex-Slave's Legacy
  5. Story Mapping
  6. The Barn
  7. Animals on the Farm
  8. Clivus Multrum (composting toilets)

Barn Docent Responsibilities and Barn Exhibits

  1. Barn Docent Duties and Responsibilities
  2. Opening the Barn
  3. Closing the Barn
  4. Visits to the Barn Loft/Tillie the Cow
  5. Talking Points for a Barn Tour
  6. Farm Tools:  Scythe, Grain Cradle, Pitchfork
  7. Farm Tools:  Cream Separator
  8. Farm Tools:  Calf Weaning, Muzzles and Rings
  9. Farm Tools:  Woodworking
  10. Behavior Easily Observed in the Demonstration Hive
  11. Skull Identification
  12. How a Tree Grows
  13. Common Nuts and Fruits of Ivy Creek

Interpretation

  1. Interpretation