Visits to Marin County Parks through our Seniors in the Park Program!
Seniors in the Park: Residents and Volunteers at Lagoon Park, San Rafael September 24, 2019
Many of our older adult friends are unable to get outside to enjoy nature. In partnership with the County of Marin Parks Department, the Seniors in the Park program gets confined residents out of long-term care facilities and into our beautiful Marin parks for a day of sunshine and activities.
Workbook Table of Contents
Local native animals & plants
Open Spaces
Endangered, Threatened, Extinct
Animal Scat
Animal Tracks
Games & Activities
Memory Game
Park development
History & Chronology
Trivia- Did You Know?
Mount Tamalpais- The Sleeping Lady
Those Before Us- Coastal Miwoks
Timeline activities
Reflection- My Favorite Moments
Reminiscing & Reflection- “Where was I during that time?”
Conversation Starters- My Version of the Sleeping Lady Story
Wellness, Fitness & Meditations in Nature
Nature Inspired Wellness
Breath, Stretch & Exercise - Adaptable to standing or seated
Breathing & meditation exercises
Reflections, Affirmations, Journaling
What are my self affirmations?
Adult coloring for Relaxation
Tiburon Mariposa Lily
Some Activities to Inspire You….
Local Native Animals & Plants
Marin County’s 34 preserves are home to over 100 rare and special status species, requiring special protection to prevent them from going extinct. There are at least 7 plants that are found in Marin County and nowhere else in the world.
The Tiburon mariposa lily only grows on Ring Mountain, and the rare Tiburon jewel flower can only be spotted at Old Saint Hilary’s and Middle Ridge Preserve owned by the Town of Tiburon. A lucky few might spot Mount Tamalpais thistle, Tamalpais lessingia, Tamalpais jewel flower, Mt. Tamalpais manzanita, or Marin manzanita in the preserves bordering Mount Tamalpais.
Check out the the photos and descriptions of each one in the workbook to help identify them.
a local story - mount tamalpais: the sleeping lady
Long ago, in the land of gold and fog, there lived a young girl named Tamalpais. She was the daughter of the chief of her tribe, and she was so beautiful that warriors from up and down the coast would travel for miles and miles to try to…..read the rest
meditations in nature
Images to color of the Bay Area
Find your 3 self-affirmations
“Visualize yourself in one of your favorite nature spots in Marin….”
