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Sorry I missed this
Sitting in New York on my mom's laptop looking at pics and reading everyone's blogs has made mekind of jealous. I wish I had been accepted intothe actual class and not the digilearning version. Much of what you folks have participated in this week reminds me of something I was able to get involved with in high school. The science teacher at my high school would take all the Earth Science, Biology and Chemistry students out on local water bodies to research. We waded in, paddled on , sampled, tested and caught critters on Waneta Lake, Lamoka Lake, the channel and the Mill Pond. We... more
River Renovation
I am totally unfamiliar with the Portneuf River in Pocatello but I am familiar with theGreen Belt In Idaho Falls and the river Park in Shelley. Both of them are geared to individuals who just wanta walk, run or bike ride. A different activity that these two areas as well as a renovated park region of the Portneufin Pocatello might want to consider is a more naturalist approach. Label the surrounding vegetation with placards showing the common and scientific name as well as if its indigineous or invasive, list if its edible or medicinal would be cool too. Encourage bird watching and... more
Sustainability
- "The Peacemaker taught us about the Seven Generations. He said, when you sit in council for the welfare of the people, you must not think of yourself or of your family, not even of your generation. He said, make your decisions on behalf of the seven generations coming, so that they may enjoy what you have today."
Oren Lyons (Seneca)
Faithkeeper, Onondaga Nation
Final day
We started our day at Sacajawea Park. Carolyn told us about her project on storm water retention and constructed wetlands. We took a look at the current infrastructure and talked about its benefits and flaws. The idea is to keep sediment and nutrients from going directly into the Portenuf. Then we returned to the classroom to work on SES with Dainee and Alex. We got to look at a specific example in the Henry's Fork watershed and the Salmonfly. Alex let us give/take an SES survey in pairs. As an educator I enjoyed seeing the cross curricular opportunities and the relevance of this to all... more
5 days of Ecological Services and One full head.
While sitting and wondering what insight I could add to the blog, that hasn’t been mentioned by the highly imaginative and intelligent people I have met this week in MILES, I couldn’t think of one clear thought. What do I have to offer that may vary from the previous blog thoughts? Being around such a group of knowledgeable scientists could be intimidating.
This led me to thinking about the first day of MILES and the introduction of the concept of ecosystem services and which one of these services has the most personal value.
I recreate on the Portneuf, simply, because of... more
Calling all the best science minds in Bannock County...
For a while now I have contemplated designing a "native plants garden" on campus at Irving Middle School. Since it's difficult to take my almost-200 students on a field trip, an on-campus native plants garden would be a great way to teach them about local flora. Have any of you ever been involved with a project like this? Suggstions? Ideas? Help?
Thank you in advance!