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Carolina Children's Garden and Conservation Station Trading Post

Hey, kids! 
Bring in a natural object from home and trade it at the CCG/CS Nature Exchange.  Points will be awarded for each item you bring, and you can trade your points for other natural objects to take home.  Limit two items per visit.  The Nature Exchange is only open after programs at the CCG/CS when the Educator is on duty. 

What can I trade?
Natural objects from your backyard or your travels, including but not limited to: rocks, seashells, seeds, fossils, antlers, dead insects, pressed plants, a jar of sand, shed snake skins.

Do not bring
Objects that were collected from the Carolina Children's Garden, Conservation Station, or from areas (including state and national parks) that prohibit collecting.  Do not bring items that are regulated by local, state, and/or federal law, including the feathers of non-game birds, bird eggs, and nests.  Do not bring live animals. 

How are points assigned?
Items receive a baseline of 1 point each.  Extra points may be awarded for items that are especially interesting or rare.  To raise the point value of an object, bring in original research and projects about your item, including artwork, poems, songs, stories, essays, dioramas, speeches, and skits.  The more you are able to tell us about your object and the more creative your work, the more points you can earn.  If possible, we would love to keep a copy of your original work to display in the Garden and on our website.  All point assignments are made at the Educator's discretion.  Points may be traded immediately or hoarded to make a large trade at a later date.  Traders may not combine or share points.

Carolina Children's Garden programs are presented by the South Carolina Midlands Master Gardener Association in cooperation with the Richland County Master Gardener Association. They are funded in part by a grant from the Richland County Conservation Commission. Conservation Station programs are presented by the Richland County Soil and Water Conservation District and are funded in part by a grant from the Richland County Conservation Commission.  Both the Carolina Children's Garden and the Conservation Station are sponsored by the Clemson University Sandhill Research and Education Center.  Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, a sponsor and partner of the Carolina Children's Garden and Conservation Station, offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.