Going to Maymont this past Friday was an eye opening experience for me. I had never been to the park before and it wa simply beautiful. While the maps were thoroughly confusing, I almost enjoyed getting lost on all of the paths that wehavea through the hillsa it was nice to take a deep breath and see some greenery in essencially the center of Carytown. After all of the lectures about the watershed, Natalya and I were instantly aware of the mini stream that ran through the park. We chased the stream all the way to the bird exhibit, until we realized we went the wrong way. We did finally make it to the James River exhibit in the nature center…. Walking  into the exhibit you were greeted by a beautiful sculpture of the watershed. If you pushed the various buttons that were below,  different aspects of the watershed would illuminate. To me this was an incredible visual! ( I pushed the James River Watershed button) As we walked further in, the various components of the exhibit were interactive and well designed for children and adults. My favoritth moment of my trip was watching these children play with the fish ladder. It was fun to see that something so simple to us can easily be understood by children as well if people take the time to explain it to them. Watching these children interact with the model made me realize show important it is for their generation to understand the importance of the things around. By teaching children to respect nature, they will grow up with more care for the world around them and perhaps they can help make Earth a cleaner place.