Hey, DigiLearners: A simple task to get you thinking (Scavenger Hunt)
Submitted by Darcy Hale on Mon, 2017-06-05 00:00
Choose a location near and dear to you. This could be as small scale as your home, your own backyard, your neighborhood, or on a more communal scale your school campus or favorite park. Spend some time visually reviewing the characteristics of this location in person, via photos, or via memory. Do as we did at Edson Fitcher today. Contemplate:
-something pretty
-something ugly
-something beneficial to the space
-something detrimental to the space
-something to be preserved
-something that needs to be changed
In a comment/reply to this post, tell us about the space you chose. Share one specific from the above list (for example, today I shared the sound of the river as my "something pretty" and the exercise led to an extension contemplating how my PE classes could work to improve portions of our FMS campus running trails). Briefly describe and explain why your choice fits the category in which you placed it. Share a photo of your space if feasible.
Comments
Pelicans
So I have spent 31 hours in the car driving home to New York State for the summer so I am a bit behind. I am a fairly avid fisherman and one species that is a detriment to the Snake River fisheries is an invasive species...the pelicans. Pelicans can consume up to 70% of the trout in a section of water. Considering that ecotourism and fishing is such a big part of the Idaho economy, it is bewildering to me that we are not allowed to exterminate this species on our waterways.
Henry's Lake
We spent some time exploring Henry's Lake. The water was so clear and high with our crazy winter. As I was observing the magnificence of this natural place, I couldn't help but be amazed by the field of yellow flowers across the lake, and the mountains standing tall as the backdrop of this scenic place. It was incredible. Overall, nature was beautifully preserved. A few things I would change would be the swarm of mosquitos and the public restrooms, man were they stinky! I wish we could find a solution to these two things because this was a great stop on our way to Yellowstone and I want to go back!