Children’s Nature Discovery Trail

The Four Suns Farm Foundation is launching an exciting new initiative: the development of a seven-acre Children’s Nature Discovery Trail, an immersive outdoor experience where children, families and visitors can explore gardens, wildlife habitats, and nature-inspired art while learning about the land that sustains us.

Four Suns Farm Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Sponsorship Opportunities

  • The Trail begins with a welcoming educational space, featuring a lavender entry garden, Trail map, shaded seating & interpretive signage.

  • At the heart of the Trail is a half-acre figure-eight shaped pond representing the flow and interconnectedness of nature. Features a walking path around the pond, aquatic plants and pollinator habitat, turtle sculpture, observation areas and interpretive signage.

  • A natural play environment (no plastic playground equipment), featuring log balance beams, climbing boulders, stump stepping circles, small nature forts, etc.

  • A rotating demonstration garden featuring spring bulbs, summer flowers, fall grasses and winter evergreens, surrounding a large gazebo that serves as an outdoor education station.

  • A shaded learning space for visitors featuring wooden benches, small stage and canopy trees for school field trips, nature workshops, lavender harvesting lessons and pollinator education.

  • A highlight featuring of the Discovery Trail, featuring nature-inspired sculptures, wood carvings, metal sun sculptures and kinetic wind art.

  • A circular walking labyrinth surrounded by lavender for reflection and mindfulness in a quiet, calming space. Features comfortable seating and meditation prompts, highlighted by a sound garden with wind chimes.

  • Visitors will climb up the observation platform to watch and learn about local wildlife including deer, fox, rabbits, raccoons and more.

  • A quiet nature exploration zone featuring bird habitats, nesting boxes, woodland plants and birdwatching platforms.

  • An educational area designed as a symbolic fire circle for active storytelling and cultural education, featuring natural stumps for seating encircling a stone stage. Includes lavender plants and natural grasses.

  • Visitors will explore lavender through touch, scent, and observation featuring several lavender cultivars , plant identification signs and comfortable seating, providing an educational respite.

  • A natural wildflower meadow with paths and observation points featuring milkweed, coneflower, bee balm, black-eyed Susan and native grasses. Interactive elements to include butterfly habitat signs and a pollinator scavenger hunt. Includes a signature Butterfly Wing Photo Arch.

  • Visitors walk along the trail, reading together. The Story Walk will feature nature-themed books, pollinator and farm stories with pages posted along the trail.

  • A designated picnic area in the northwest corner of the Discovery Trail featuring a cedar log swing, fire area, evergreens, lavender and native plants.

  • A designated picnic area in the northeast corner of the Discovery Trail featuring a cedar log swing, fire area, evergreens, lavender and native plants.

  • Welcomes visitors to the Nature Discovery Trail, featuring a tall wooden arch, signage, evergreens, lavender and native plants, along with solar lighting.

  • Welcomes visitors to the Nature Discovery Trail, featuring a wooden arch, signage, evergreens, lavender and native plants, along with solar lighting.

  • Welcomes visitors to the Nature Discovery Trail, featuring a wooden arch, signage, evergreens, lavender and native plants, along with solar lighting.

  • Welcomes visitors to the Nature Discovery Trail, featuring a wooden arch, signage, evergreens, lavender and native plants, along with solar lighting.