Stafford lake field trip reflection
Some of the ecological problems of the stream at Stafford Lake was the runoff. When the water moved downhill, it collected all of the waste from the animals and harmful materials/chemicals that get thrown from cars on the side of the road all make a beeline straight for the creek, which goes straight into Stafford Lake. They bring all of the water from the lake through their water-cleaning system so that we don’t drink the harmful things. They also regularly maintain the plants to so harmful plant toxins get flushed through the stream. Yesterday, we worked on the grounds by the stream. We worked to place down hay, cardboard, more hay, and a sheet of mulch to make more soil. This would help be a kind of “natural fertilizer” instead of something harmful like plastic. This was to help work on an Integrated Pest Management. This management was to create a barrier for harmful species of plants that would drive out the natives. The "pest" as we all know, bugs, were not a problem. The cardboard was the barrier that makes it so the plant cannot grow through and hopefully die once finished.
The things that I liked and disliked were both in WAY different directions. I loved that we could work as teams and together help out a good cause. It was great bonding between students in STEM and will help in long term friendships in the long run. We had a large line of people that acted as "archers" with the mulch and it was a very fun time. I didn't like a few things about this trip. The smallest one was the dust and other allergic things, like poisonous plants which one student got stung by. The largest thing I did not like was how everyone afterwards did not like the trip. You got exercise and collaboration from other STEM students, what isn't to love about that?
The things that I liked and disliked were both in WAY different directions. I loved that we could work as teams and together help out a good cause. It was great bonding between students in STEM and will help in long term friendships in the long run. We had a large line of people that acted as "archers" with the mulch and it was a very fun time. I didn't like a few things about this trip. The smallest one was the dust and other allergic things, like poisonous plants which one student got stung by. The largest thing I did not like was how everyone afterwards did not like the trip. You got exercise and collaboration from other STEM students, what isn't to love about that?