He hunted from the forests in Maine, to the Savannah Dessert in Africa. When he died ten years ago, he donated his entire animal collection to the museum. This is why we had to put a major addition on the center in 1992. The entire mounted animal collection is worth over one million dollars. If it wasn’t for Charles Koller, we wouldn’t even have a animal display.” (Slagel).Nixon Park also offers a lot of activities and events for school classes, organizations and the general public. All you have to do is call and make an appointment, and choose from a numerous amount of earth science related activities, like Project Feeder watch. This is a bi-weekly event that starts in January and ends in April. This event allows children and grownups alike to take a nice hike through the forest, while also stopping at specific points along the trail to watch and take pictures of many different species of birds. (Fox Tracks, 12)“Probably our most popular event through out the year is our annual Dinosaur Weekend” said Amy while gesturing towards a miniature model of a Triceratops. “During this time, museums and private collectors exhibit their real dinosaur fossils. There is also a class that teaches you to interpret and date dinosaur fossils. This is one of are few events that draws more adults than children, so it’s very poplar with families.” (Slagel).Nixon Park also has physical challenges to go along with their many learning classes. A jog or walk on one of their many wilderness trails would be good exercise, not to mention the beautiful sights that could be scene. There is over six miles of hiking trails throughout the park, each one with a different difficulty and purpose (Richard). The 1.25-mile Old Field Trail is a jogging/running trail made for those who want to get a workout (Richard). The .6 mile long Quiet Walk trail is for those people who want to take a nice, peaceful stroll throu...
