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Bernard Field Station Use Fall 2007

Other Uses and Activities

Request No.: 07D2B63E75
Submitted on: 11/17/07 at 1:02 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 74018

Number in group: 5
Dates: 10/01/2007 to 05/01/2008
Frequency: Other - will vary depending on prep needed
Time of day: Varies - will vary depending on prep needed
Areas to be used: eastern CSS, north field, south field
Facilities or equipment needed: None
Will any plant or animal species be studied? Yes - Plant and animal species located in the CSS/grassland areas
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? Yes - Semi-permanent quadrats will be located in these areas

Description of activity or project: This is part of the Partnership for Advanced Learning in Science (PALS) 5-C volunteer program. The students are planning some long-term observation projects for local elementary school classes. This is preliminary work and no classes are yet scheduled. Observations may include plants and animals found in the quadrats, development of ant colonies in the roads, and phenology and pollinators of several shrubs. Samples of plants will be collected occasionally for identification. Invertebrates may also be temporarily collected.