Jackson Hill Telemark Campus (JH)

Some of the most spectacular views and landscapes within the Potato Hill Farm Outdoor Education Center (PHFOEC) are to be found at the Jackson Hill Campuses. From the welcoming warming hut at the Telemark Campus, hikers, skiers, snowshoers, and bikers are presented with scenic lookouts east and north over the vast wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains. 

Jackson Hill Telemark (JH) Campus offers the following activities:

  • Cross country skiing
  • Snow shoeing

Curriculum Mapping by Grade Download complete curriculum map here

GRADE OBJECTIVE VOCABULARY LEARNING STANDARDS
Biology
  • Determine the relationship between producers, consumers, and saprophytes (decomposers)
  • Observe and describe an example of nature repairing itself
  • Describe the succession of an open field to a forest over time
  • Sequence the energy flow through the environment
  • Compare and contrast hillside environments at different elevations and location

Producers

Consumers

Saprophyte

Succession

Decomposer

Defoliation

PE Standard 1, 2, 3
Health Standard 2
MST Standard 4
GRADE OBJECTIVE VOCABULARY LEARNING STANDARDS
Earth Science
  • Introduce the coordination of compasses and maps in orienteering
  • Deduce which features were caused by erosive action
  • Analyze what effect erosive action still has on humans today
  • Discuss how erosion impacted life in the past & present

Outwash

U-shaped valley

V-shaped valley

Terrain

Orienteering

PE Standard 1, 2, 3
Health Standard 2
MST Standard 4
SS Standard 3

Trail Guides

These helpful instructors guides contain hints about all the things to look for on the hikes. Including the overview of flora, fauna, and the history of the land, the guides help students enrich their experience.

Telemark Trail

 

 

  

 

Directions: 8284 Jackson Hill Rd., Boonville, NY 13309

From North:
Route 12 north to Boonville.  Turn right onto Schuyler St. Stay to the left of the gazebo and go to the light.  Turn left at the light onto Post St. (Route 46).  Turn right onto Jackson Hill Rd. Telemark Campus is 2.3 miles up Jackson Hill Rd. on the left side of street.  Sunfield Campus is 3.7 miles up Jackson Hill Rd. on the right side of street.

From South (Utica and points west):
Route 12 south to Boonville.  Turn left onto Main St. (at the Nice N Easy). Stay to the left of the gazebo and go to the light.  Turn left at the light onto Post St. (Route 46).  Turn right onto Jackson Hill Rd. Telemark Campus is 2.3 miles up Jackson Hill Rd. on the left side of street.  Sunfield Campus is 3.7 miles up Jackson Hill Rd. on the right side of street.

From South (Rome and points west):
Black River Blvd. north (Route 46).  Follow Route 46 thorugh the towns of Frenchville and North Western. Pass Pixley Falls State Park.  Go (--) miles and turn left onto Jackson Hill Rd.  Telemark Campus is 2.3 miles up Jackson Hill Rd. on the left side of street.  Sunfield Campus is 3.7 miles up Jackson Hill Rd. on the right side of street.