Cumming Nature Center
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Cumming Nature Center in the fall
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| Type | Environmental education center |
| Location | 6472 Gulick Rd Naples, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°42′21″N 77°27′20″W / 42.705932°N 77.455609°WCoordinates: 42°42′21″N 77°27′20″W / 42.705932°N 77.455609°W |
| Area | 900 acres (360 ha) |
| Operated by | Rochester Museum and Science Center |
| Hiking trails | 6 miles |
| Website | www |
The Cumming Nature Center is a 900-acre environmental education facility located near Naples, New York. Owned by the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), the preserve features over six miles of trails and offers educational programs and service-learning opportunities.
The Nature Center offers five themed trails to explore.
During the winter, visitors can use the ski and snowshoe trails.
Year-round guided hikes and other programs from wildflower treks to moonlight skis give visitors in-depth experiences with the natural world around them.
Each year for over 38 years, the Nature Center has held a maple sugaring event as a fundraiser. Visitors learn about the process of converting sap into maple syrup and enjoy pure maple syrup tasting and pancakes.
Forest School is defined by the Forest School Association as “an inspirational process, that offers learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees.”
Cumming Nature Center offers a Summer Forest School program that condenses a semester’s worth of learning into a week-long day camp for children ages 5–12. The camp focuses on purposeful work, observation and exploration with unstructured play, exploration and hands-on activities that help develop children’s physical and social skills.
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