Second Grade Scientists Second Graders ROCK! Tuesday I spent the morning with the second grade classes of Washington Elementary School in Riverside. We began a 2 month project with a presentation about invasive grasses and loss of native plants in grasslands. Then they set-up trays of soil for a seed-bank study. Lead by myself and Cambria Ortega, one [...]
Herbicide Spray School On September 17, Kris, Kai and I volunteered at an herbicide training day at the Riverside/Corona Resource Conservation District. The program was run by Carl Bell and Milt McGiffen and taught the basics of herbicide safety, how to calculate rates of application, and laws and regulations governing the use of herbicides. There was a hands-on [...]
Encelia Seedlings – First Seedlings On Saturday September 19th, after only a single week of watering, the first seedlings of Encelia farinosa germinated in our trays. Since the seedlings are so small, I took close up pictures so that you can follow the growth. The are currently about 1 inch long with each leaf about 1 cm long. The student’s [...]
Botanic Garden Weed Removal with Bill Neil Under the direction of local weed control specialist, Bill Neil; Lynn, Sarah and myself set out to the Botanic Garden at UC Riverside to help Theresa Arial, the garden manager, with her weed control efforts. Bill provided direction and educated us on the proper use of herbicides for species such as the Tree of Heaven. [...]
Family Science Night On Thursday, September 10, 2009, the Cal-IPC Student Chapter had the opportunity to team up with the University of California – Riverside’s Copernicus Project of the Graduate School of Education at a Family Science Night at Jhule Middle School in Colton, CA. The purpose of the event was to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics [...]
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