Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
Jones Gap State Park
303 Jones Gap Road
Marietta, SC 29661
864.836.3647
We invite you and your students to visit our park and participate in an educational program. The
Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area contains over 10,000 acres in northwestern South Carolina. This area of the Blue Ridge Escarpment ends in an abrupt drop of 2,000 feet to the foothills below, where the state's Piedmont region begins.
This provides a protected environment for rare and endangered plants and animal species and is valued water shed for the area and the state.
We encourage you to experience the park by participating in a Discover Carolina program. Pre-site,
on-site and post-site lesson plans have been developed to ensure a quality educational experience for you and your students.
These programs have been tested and reviewed by teachers from the talented and gifted program of the
Richland 2 school district.
Note: both programs may be done in one day by a class.
Park Interpreter Led Programs:
River Ecology
River ecology is a hands-on learning experience that places the students in the Middle Saluda River to collect coldwater organism including
macroinvertebrates, salamanders, crayfish and other organism. Students learn what traits make up a cold water habitat and about interrelationships among the varied organisms.
Grade Level: 4
Length Time: 1.5 hours
Standards: I.A.1.a, I.A.2.a, I.A.6.a, II.A.1.b, II.A.1.c, II.2.b, II.A.4.a
Setting: Wilderness Park
Forest Ecology
Forest Ecology is an investigation of a River Cove Forest along the banks of the Middle Saluda River. During the forest hike, different layers of the
forest will be studied and concepts of habitats and the interrelationships among organisms will be studied.
Grade Level: 4
Length Time: 1.5 hours
Standards: I.A.1.a, I.A.2.a, I.A.4.a, I.A.6.a, II.A.1.a, II.A.1.b, II.A.1.c, II.A.2.b, II.A.3.a, II.A.3.a, II.A.3.c
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