Photo Gallery: Hands-on learning at Deukmejian Wilderness Park
Park naturalist Dave Moreno shows Jefferson Elementary School 4th graders how erosion works at Deukmejian Wilderness Park in Glendale on Thursday, June 2, 2011. The all-day visit to the park was part of the Walk on the Wild Side nature education program. Students visited stations where they learned about life and earth sciences. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
City of Glendale Park ranger Russ Hauck carries Jefferson Elementary School special needs 4th grader Christian Chacon, 9, up a trail at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Jefferson Elementary School 4th graders dig for fossil replicas. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Using a water-filled bottle and an air pump, Jefferson Elementary School 4th grader Areg Manasian experiences how a volcanoe behaves. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Jefferson Elementary School 4th graders trek up a trail at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)