Five photos of a field trip to River Bend Nature Center
RYAN PATTERSON
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Angel Martz was able to fully participate in a recent field trip because of a new all-terrain wheelchair.
Melissa Martz pushes Angel Martz at River Bend Nature Center. Angel Martz could fully participate in a recent field trip because of a new all-terrain wheelchair purchased by the Racine Unified School District.
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Angel Martz examines a leaf during a field trip at River Bend Nature Center, 3600 N. Green Bay Road. It was Martz’s first time on an outdoor field trip in a new all-terrain wheelchair.
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Melissa Martz, left, pushes Angel Martz at River Bend Nature Center while talking to Leah Polack, Racine Unified physical therapist. Polack and colleagues have trained staff, students and families how to use new all-terrain wheelchairs on field trips, and Polack said the response has been “amazing.”
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Melissa Martz is happy to see her son Angel Martz do more outdoor activities and have the same opportunities as his classmates with the aid of a new all-terrain wheelchair. “He’s just like every other child,” she said.
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River Bend Nature Center is located at 3600 N. Green Bay Road.
River Bend Nature Center in Racine will hold a nature camp for children ages 7 through 12 on Presidents Day. Weather permitting, center staff plan to start the annual tradition of tapping the sugar maple trees.
