The trips, and an identical one the week before, are a new addition to the university’s Ancient Landscapes of South Texas professional development initiative, which for the second year running will teach over 125 Valley educators how to incorporate local cultural and natural history into their classroom coursework.
UTRGV experts and local teachers from around the Rio Grande Valley walk along the Sal Del Rey on Friday, June 16, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Salt formation along the Sal Del Rey is seen Friday, June 16, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])UTRGV experts and local teachers from around the Rio Grande Valley explore the Norias in San Isidro on Friday, June 16, 2023. Ruins of a “noria,” or hand-dug well, in Hidalgo County. During early Spanish ranches, these wells supplied water for herds, critical in the arid brush country beyond the river. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])UTRGV experts and local teachers from around the Rio Grande Valley explore the Norias in San Isidro on Friday, June 16, 2023. Ruins of a “noria,” or hand-dug well, in Hidalgo County. During early Spanish ranches, these wells supplied water for herds, critical in the arid brush country beyond the river. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])A reddish hue is seen on the Sal Del Rey which is a byproduct of the brine shrimp that live in the lake Friday, June 16, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])The Ancient Landscapes program aims to help K-12 teachers bring that kind of experience to their students. Participants will get a kit outfitted with supplies like a recreation atlatl, a bit of petrified wood silicified in volcanic ash and a salt sample from Sal Del Rey Friday, June 16, 2023 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])Salt crystals are seen at the Sal Del Rey Friday, June 16, 2023, in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])UTRGV experts and local teachers from around the Rio Grande Valley explore 18th century hand-dug water wells Friday, June 16, 2023 in San Isidro. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])UTRGV experts and local teachers from around the Rio Grande Valley walk along the Sal Del Rey Friday, June 16, 2023 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])UTRGV experts and local teachers from around the Rio Grande Valley explore 18th century hand-dug water wells Friday, June 16, 2023 in San Isidro. (Delcia Lopez | [email protected])
