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These are just a few of our wildlife friends that we have seen at Hartley.
#ThrowbackThursday #NationalWildLifeWeek #HartleyOEC #SISD




Hartley OEC staff & Program Director had great PD training on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support with Jon LeFevre, Saginaw ISD Behavior Support Specialist. Lunch included enjoying beautiful weather & trails. #PDtraining #PositiveBehavior #HartleyOEC



Merrill has been coming out to Hartley long before the coal mine museum was built. #ThrowbackThursday #HartleyOEC #SISD


We couldn't thank Dr. Craig Douglas enough for getting the word out about all the innovative outdoor educational programs at Hartley! Please head to hartley.sisd.cc for more! #HartleyOEC https://youtube.com/watch?v=APYtu0vek40&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

Happy International Forests Day! Let's celebrate the vital role of forests in our world - providing clean air and water while being home to countless species. We might be a little biased, but we think Michigan has the best ones! #IntlForestsDay #HartleyOEC


Another great snow day at Hartley! The Chesaning 5th graders had a blast sledding the morning away. #HartleyOEC #SISD




Chesaning Elementary students had a fantastic day in our Outdoor Survival class at Hartley OEC. Students formed teams to build shelters, start fires, and boil water. For more information, head to: https://hartley.sisd.cc/




Hartley Program Director Eric Rutherford spent yesterday at future residential attendees Chandler Park Academy for a student and parent meeting. We are looking forward to welcoming Chandler Park to Hartley in April! #SISD #HartleyOEC



The students from North in Birch Run are getting our famous chocolate chip cookies for dinner. Yum! #HartleyOEC #SISD


Kolb's 2nd and 3rd graders were out for the day to complete their PBL project which included building birdhouses and decorating bat boxes. See if you can spot them the next time you're at Hartley! #HartleyOEC #SISD




We took a snow day from classes too! The Adkins Elementary residential students enjoyed sledding, some of them for the first time. #HartleyOEC #SISD





This #ThrowBackThursday is dedicated to the coal mine museum. Let us know if you recognize anyone in the photos. #HartleyOEC #SISD




Hartley Program Director, Eric Rutherford, had the pleasure of presenting about Hartley to the Women’s National Farm & Garden Association - Saginaw Branch. Over 80% of the attendees had either attended Hartley or had a child attend. Hartley OEC is so thankful for all of the wonderful organizations that help support us! #HartleyOEC #SaginawISD



Here are a few photos from the Nature Photography class last week by the students from Immanuel, St. Peter, and Holy Cross. #HartleyOEC






Have you checked out Hartley Outdoor Education Center's new website yet? Our site provides live cameras that feature our beautiful pond and everything our Michigan nature has to offer! https://hartley.sisd.cc/o/hoec/page/live-cameras

Why did the wild turkeys cross the road? To get to Hartley of course! #HartleyOEC #SISD


Spring must be close! Here is one of the Robins we have seen at Hartley Outdoor Education Center over the last two days. Have you been able to see any yet? #HartleyOEC


Hartley has its own groundhog that, like most other groundhogs, is slumbering away until spring. She will leave it to Phil to forecast the weather. #HartleyOEC #SISD


Here are some of the pictures that the students took during Nature Photography class at Hartley last week. #HartleyOEC #SISD