Friday, June 1, 2012

SCAVENGER HUNT CLUE #6...JUST AROUND THE CORNER

This location is expecting you. They have three copies of our book to loan...all you need is your student ID. You can call, or go online and renew your check out as much as needed...so long as no one else is looking for the The Beak of the Finch. 

Mr. Finley is expecting you. He is keeping a reserve stack just for you.

SCAVENGER HUNT #5 Dollar Day!

 

July 19 is dollar day!!!

 

Take the DART Red Line straight to the ____ entrance to avoid the traffic and start your adventure sooner.

Check back here for specific clues (coordinates) on where to find The Beak of the Finch and other things that will help you SEE MORE on your adventures.

 



SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATION #4 Major Swag



June 21, the third Thursday of the month, you can gain free admission to this place, but you have to find it first. I really want you to visit, so I am hiding THREE copies of The Beak of the Finch at this location, and three homemade journals. 

Inquire at the front desk to acquire more clues. 

Make sure you wear sunscreen, a hat, and walking shoes.

Travel with a buddy.

Here are some clues.

GPS Coordinates: 32.725487,-96.663895




Remediation of a Brownfield Site


This closed landfill in southeastern Dallas is a visionary restoration project that reclaimed 120 acres of the Great Trinity River Corridor. The Deepwood Landfill site comprised 1.5 million tons of construction debris illegally dumped over a 15-year period. Following the criteria of the state's requirements and the goal of returning this land to nature for the use of future generations and as a site of the _______  _____ _______ ______, the devised plan consolidated the waste into capped rolling hills replanted with tall prairie grass and hardwood trees once dominant on the Texas Blackland Prairie.

Audubon Magazine

http://trinityriver.audubon.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/magazine_teaser_thumb/photos/scissor-tailed-flycatcher_howard-eskin.jpg  


How to take DART to this location:
 
Walk to 8th @ IH 35 - E - MB
About 3 mins (0.2 mi)


8th @ IH 35 - E - MB Stop ID: 15645
444
Bus towards 444 Ledbetter Station
9:21am - 9:50am (29 mins, 42 stops)


Ledbetter Station Stop ID: 23320
Walk to Ledbetter Station
About 1 min (5 mins to make transfer)


Ledbetter Station Stop ID: 30506
466
Bus towards 466 Buckner Station
9:55am - 10:11am (16 mins, 18 stops)
grt Trinty @ Creek Cove - E - NS

SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATION #3




Clues #3. Ask at the desk and pick up your journal. Also, find out why ingenious, local, and recycled products are vital for sustainable living!!! Don't forget to post.