Sandhill Ecosystem and Ecology Resources
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(For a complete listing of museum resources, including selected exhibit materials and additional museum grounds information, see this comprehensive Overview of Gillespie Museum Online Resources.)
Coloring and Crafts
Florida Native Wildflowers
Black-eyed Susan Coloring Page
Florida Anisetree Coloring Page
Milkwort or Drumheads Coloring Page
Semaphore Pricklypear Coloring Page
Florida Native Animals & Plants
Florida Native Butterflies Coloring Page
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Coloring Page
Bee on Scrub Mint Coloring Page
Gopher Tortoise with Gopher Apple Coloring Page
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Coral Bean Coloring Page
Mockingbird on Beautyberry Coloring Page
Tree Frog on Black-eyed Susan Coloring Page
Zebra Longwing on Firebush Coloring Page
Butterflies in Pines Coloring Page
Longleaf Pine Woods Coloring Page
Explorations and Activities
Backyard Field Studies & Identification Guides
Spiders of House and Yard, Arachnology Study & ID Guide
Spiders of Field and Forest, Arachnology Study & ID Guide
Make your own Spooky Spiderweb - how-to video
Backyard Butterflies, Lepidopterology Study & ID Guide
Backyard Pollinators, Anthecology Study & ID Guide
Backyard Birds (Spring-Fall), Ornithology Study & ID Guide
Backyard Birds (Winter), Ornithology Study & ID Guide
Backyard Butterflies ID Guide 2024
Common Pollinators ID Guide 2024
Seasons in the Sandhill ID Guide 2024
Art in Nature
Watercolor Painting Workshop in the Volusia Sandhill - video
Plant Projects
Pressed Plants and Flowers - Herbarium How-to
Attracting Pollinators with Native Florida Wildflowers - How-to video
Natural Dyes Demonstration with artist Kayla Powers - video
Florida Ethnobotany
Florida Ethnobotany, info sheets combined - pdf
(Visit the Florida Ethnobotany Virtual Exhibit Page)
Pollination Diagrams
Flower Parts Diagram and Coloring Page
Bee Parts Diagram and Coloring Page
Pollination Word Puzzles
Plant and Pollinator Crossword Puzzle
Plant and Pollinator Word Search
Citizen Science Opportunities
Pollination Observation - Citizen Science in the Sandhill
Volusia Sandhill Scavenger Hunts
Pollinator Scavenger Hunt in the Sandhill
Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt
Museum Grounds Explorations
Native Florida Plant Landscape self-guided tour map (legal size)
Outdoor Classroom Investigations
Leaf Transpiration - Outdoor Classroom Sandhill Study
Soil Profile - Outdoor Classroom Sandhill Study
(Stay tuned! More online materials are in the works.)
Also, see our Geology and Mineralogy Resources page!