Urban Outdoors
You can use science to understand the world around you.
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Noticing the World Around You Using Science
People use science to understand the world around them. Imagine what you might discover when you start looking at your town like a scientist.
Explore the Urban Outdoors
![Blandings turtle coming out of the marsh water](https://www.iowapbs.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/education-find-land-urban-nahant.png)
Nahant Marsh
Nahant Marsh is a unique ecosystem that home to many plants and animals.
![Forest trees fill a hilly landscape](https://www.iowapbs.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/education-find-land-urban-stone.png)
Stone State Park
Nestled in the Loess Hills of western Iowa, Stone State Park's ecosystem is unique.
![Tall forest trees with a ground covered in leaves, grasses, animal habitats and wetlands](https://www.iowapbs.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/education-find-land-urban-hartmann.png)