For Teachers

Teachers and Youth Leaders

Teachers and youth leaders are encouraged to use Phillips Farm County Park for independent educational or recreational field trips.  Please contact the Director of Latah County Parks and Recreation for more information and to schedule a visit.

Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute Courses

The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute offers courses at Virgil Phillips Farm County Park.  Their  courses are interactive and support the Idaho State Science Standards.  The courses are available to teachers in the Moscow School District at no charge.  There may be a program fee for other educators. 

For more information, visit the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute Website.

Orienteering Course at Phillips Farm County Park

This orienteering exercise was designed by Lee Anne Eareckson for use by Moscow High School Biology and Outdoor Skills classes. The exercise is designed to complement and enhance the map and compass exercise taught to all Moscow Junior High School 7th graders.

The Virgil Phillips Farm County Park is an appropriate location for this orienteering exercise because it is already used as an outdoor classroom by the Moscow High School biology classes, and because it provides a variety of terrain and vegetation types in which to navigate. It also accommodates a variety of orienteering skill levels. Some of the control points are located near the park entrance, and are easy to find. Other points are located near the far boundaries of the 160-acre park. All of the points are located on or near the trails, to minimize loss of students during the orienteering exercise.

This exercise was designed to use either a Map and Compass, or a GPS Personal Navigator.  Basic instructions for using a Garmin e-trex Personal Navigator are included.

Click here to see The Orienteering Exercise for Phillips Farm County Park.
Click here to see The Orienteering Waypoints.

Contact Lee Anne Eareckson for more information.

Other

Visit the Nature & Gardens, For Kids, and History pages for more information about educational opportunities at Phillips Farm.

Virgil Phillips Farm County Park, Latah County Parks and Recreation, 5168 Robinson Park Road, Moscow, Idaho 83843    (208) 883-5709

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