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BioBlitz
Went to O'Neal Ecological Reserve today to count as many species of and plants and amphibians as possible. Found a bunch of tiger salamander nymphs and a couple of leopard frogs. Fun experience
MILES Project
I think one of the most incredible things about this project is it bridges the gap between our natural resources available and the community. Here, teachers have the opportunity to learn all they can about the history of the Portneuf and our watershed system, along with those indicators that impact the quality of our river. We can then take that information and share it with our students, giving them a real-life purpose for learning about ecology and socio-ecological processes that are all around us and make our community what it is. Last summer, I was able to participate as an adventurer... more
Thursdays field observations
Collected observations from todays field exercise. Images uploaded to "iNaturalist" app in real time with GPS locations. iNaturalist project name "O'Neall Preserve Bioblitz 2017".
Day 4!
We've made it today 4 and still having a good time! I hope the digi learners are enjoying what has been posted so far. I'll post some pics later today. We'll be at ISU's McCammon Pond at 2 locations today. We're having a bio-blitz where we load as much as we can into inaturalist within a 24 hour period.
The big picture
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/17/what-the-river-knows-por...
This was a thoughtful post made in 2016 on a NG site worth sharing here. Perhaps you've seen it.
I'm enjoying all the introspection and insite everyone is sharing. Arlen, loved the reminiscing. I spent some time this evening overlooking the city, Portneuf and the surrounding area reflecting on your posts, education, resource management, and environmental protection, jobs and... more