“Project EcoSage” Upward Bound Summer Program
Provided by: Robin Gregory and Dr. Byron Winston
Morning or Afternoon – 2 hour interactive investigations that will incorporate lab and field work through local trips to include (Mt. Sequoyah, Lake Wilson, Clear Creek and Greathouse Spring, Mall area limestone cut).
Structure = Monday/Tuesdays – Environmental Instruction, Field Protocol, Labs Wednesdays – Field Trips
Thursday/Fridays – Hands on Labs, Data Compilation
June 17 – 21 Lithosphere
Geology, Boone/St. Joe Formations, Soil Classification and Sampling
Mapping Washington County soils by hand and with GIS data
Field Trip – Soils (Washington Garden and Clabber Wetland) Geology(Mall Area Stone Cut)
June 24 – 28 Biosphere
Plant Identification, Native Species, Pathology, Native Habitat Conservation/Construction
Forestry – Tree ID, Forest Health, Tree Rings,
Wildlife – Birding for Climate Data
Field Trip – Mt. Sequoyah
July 1 – 5 Atmosphere
Climate Study/Lab Assignment – Wind speed, direction, solar radiation
GIS Data Mapping – Climate data (Temp, pH, Precipitation)
CO2 and Energy – NOAA correlations
July 8 - 12 Hydrosphere
Water Quality, Physical and Chemical Analysis
Stream Processes and Ecology, Macro-invertebrate catchment
Ground Water and Wells
Field Trip – Clear Creek/Greathouse Spring near Tontitown
July 15 – 19 Data Analysis, Maps, and Presentation
Technology Integration – GIS/EAST Lab or other for mapping and presentations
Morning or Afternoon – 2 hour interactive investigations that will incorporate lab and field work through local trips to include (Mt. Sequoyah, Lake Wilson, Clear Creek and Greathouse Spring, Mall area limestone cut).
Structure = Monday/Tuesdays – Environmental Instruction, Field Protocol, Labs Wednesdays – Field Trips
Thursday/Fridays – Hands on Labs, Data Compilation
June 17 – 21 Lithosphere
Geology, Boone/St. Joe Formations, Soil Classification and Sampling
Mapping Washington County soils by hand and with GIS data
Field Trip – Soils (Washington Garden and Clabber Wetland) Geology(Mall Area Stone Cut)
June 24 – 28 Biosphere
Plant Identification, Native Species, Pathology, Native Habitat Conservation/Construction
Forestry – Tree ID, Forest Health, Tree Rings,
Wildlife – Birding for Climate Data
Field Trip – Mt. Sequoyah
July 1 – 5 Atmosphere
Climate Study/Lab Assignment – Wind speed, direction, solar radiation
GIS Data Mapping – Climate data (Temp, pH, Precipitation)
CO2 and Energy – NOAA correlations
July 8 - 12 Hydrosphere
Water Quality, Physical and Chemical Analysis
Stream Processes and Ecology, Macro-invertebrate catchment
Ground Water and Wells
Field Trip – Clear Creek/Greathouse Spring near Tontitown
July 15 – 19 Data Analysis, Maps, and Presentation
Technology Integration – GIS/EAST Lab or other for mapping and presentations
| arkansas_naturalist_geology.pdf |
| bedrock_geology_fayetteville.pdf |
| university_of_arkansas_climate_action_plan.pdf |
| program_final_report.pdf |
