Explore our river, forest, and wetlands with your class!
Paradise Creek Nature Park field trips are offered for grades Pre-K through 12. Students learn about the native plants and animals, explore how the park demonstrates resilience to sea level rise and flooding, and brainstorm ways that they can help.
Thank you for making this program possible: The Blocker Foundation, Beazley Foundation, Dollar Tree Foundation, Dominion Energy, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, TC Energy
Sarah has a M.S. in Biology with a concentration in Ecology from Old Dominion University. She worked as an environmental consultant for 10 years before staying home to raise two daughters. She has thoroughly enjoyed volunteering with their schools as the Green Team/Outdoor Classroom leader, and now that they are older and back in school, she is very excited to share her passion for our local environment with many other school children in the region. Feel free to contact her about environmental action projects for schools or field trips at Paradise Creek Nature Park!
Jamie Ramsey
Youth Resilience Educator
Jamie graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 2015 with a B.A. in Education and Studio Art. She has taught for nine years in K12 classrooms and is excited to use her skills with the environmental education team at ERP. In her free time, she enjoys doing various art projects and hanging out with her two dogs.
Brandise Little
seasonal educator
Brandise graduated from Norfolk State University in 2016 with a B.S. in Biology. She then graduated in 2022 with a M.S. in Environmental Sciences from Troy University. She began working as a seasonal educator for the Learning Barge in Fall 2019 and started at Paradise Creek Nature Park in the Fall of 2023. She is very excited to be back to educate the local community on environmental stewardship.
Quinton Jackson
seasonal educator
Quinton graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. He has a strong interest in wildlife biology, ecology, and evolutionary sciences. As a former Boy Scout, he enjoys hikes, bike rides, and interacting with nature. Quinton looks forward to teaching the next generations about wildlife and our ecosystem.