ANSWER KEYS FOR SCAVENGER HUNTS
Nature Trail Scavenger Hunt
A. Use the signs at the 15 Nature Trail stops to find these 15 facts (1 fact per sign)
PUBLIC
WYOMING
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
HIGHWAYS
WALDEN POND
SPRINGS
OIL
SPRINGHOUSE
NEW ORLEANS
PRAIRIES
SAND
FIFTEEN MILES
NATURAL RESOURCES
GRANITE CITY
GRAY WOLF
What the St. Louis County sewer district is
Where the coal mines are that St. Louis relies on for electricity
Lawn vegetation species
What spread w/parks into this part of St. Louis after WWII
Important site in the American nature-lover tradition
What drew people to this part of St. Louis in the late 1700s
Substance in a plastic water bottle
A pre-air-conditioning place to stay cool
A city the water in the Meramec River eventually travels through
What Native Americans once used fire to maintain here
What the concrete in sculptures is made from
How far the park is from STL County Parks HQ
What museum shop items are all made out of
Where you might live if you lived next to a steel mill
Wild ancestor of the domestic dog
B. Arrange the 15 circled letters in the spaces below to make this Facts of Nature question.
HEY, WHAT IS NATURE?
Walk Through Laumeier With Me!
1) # 50 Tony Rosenthal, House of the Minotaur, 1980.
2) #40 T. Kelly Mason, Laumeier Lamps, 2011.
3) Open-ended question. Participant fills in the blank.
4) #51 Gigi Saria, Woodhenge, 2016.
5) #62 Ernest Trova, Falling Man, 1984.
6) #7 Jonathan Borofsky, Man with Briefcase at #2968443, 1986.
7) #17 Jackie Ferrara, Laumeier Project, 1981.
8) #22 Dan Graham, Triangle Bridge Over Water, 1990.
9) #39 Teӓ Makipaӓӓ, Free Run, Together Through Thick and Thin and Treasury of Smells from Not Without My Dog series, 2011.
10) #27 Jene Highstein, Old Temple, 1991.
11) #68 Moss Shelter and Education Shelters
12) #54 Jessica Stockholder, Flooded Chambers Maid, 2009-10.
13) #1 Vito Acconci, Face of the Earth, 1988.
14) Red and green.
15) #35 Alexander Leiberman, The Way, 1972-80.
16) #56 Tony Tasset, Deer, 2015.
17) # 55 Tony Tasset, Eye, 2007.
18) #13 Niki de Saint Phalle, Ricardo Cat, 1999.
Art + Nature Guide Scavenger Hunt
WHAT’S IN YOUR BACKPACK?: sketchbook, binoculars, water, five senses, pencil
STRIKE A BALANCE: Tony Tasset, Eye, 2007, Butterflies, Sunflowers, Honeycombs, Rainbows
EARTHWORKS: Dirt, Rocks, Trees, Grass
COLOR WITH A PURPOSE: Red: Alexander Lieberman, The Way, 1972-80; Orange: Beverly Pepper, Alpha, 1974; Yellow: Niki De Saint Phaille, Ricardo Cat, 1999; Green: Beverly Pepper, Chromlech Glen, 1985-90; Blue: Jerald Jaquard, Cubed Square, 1969; Indigo: T. Kelly Mason, Laumeier Lamps, 2011.; Violet:Terry Allen, Laumeier U - ME - UM, 1998
CREATURE FEATURE: Pearl Fryer, Topiary, 2013
NATIVE PLANTS: Milkweed
LAUMEIER IN EVERY SEASON:
Spring—Visit Ken Lum’s The Space Between Scott and Plessy, 2015, for some native flower and plant inspiration that is finally emerging after a long winter!
Summer—The Park’s plants, animals and bugs are in full blooming glory during this season. Visit Mary Miss’ Pool Complex: Orchard Valley, 1983-85, and imagine jumping into some refreshing water with your friends!
Fall—This is a great time to observe the leaves changing colors and reflect while spending time at Harriet Bart’s Without Words, A Reading Room, 1998
Winter—It’s easier to see Raqs Media Collective’s If the World is a Safe Place Then…,2015, during this season since all the leaves are gone
CHANGING CLIMATE: Climate = weather ⨸ years
CONSERVATION: Not climb the sculptures