Hidden Valley Nature Center

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1 Hidden Valley Nature Center Mailing address: P.O. Box # 7757 Riverside, CA Center address: Arlington Avenue Riverside, CA (951)

2 Study Plot # 1) Ecosystem type: 2) Date / Time of Day: 3) Weather (wind, sunny, etc.): 4) Temperature: 5) Ground layout (flat, sloping, near a river, etc.): 6) Non-plant species found (insects, birds, rocks, etc.) - identify or draw on back: A) B) C) D) E) F) G) 7) Plant species - identify and/or draw and estimate percentage of area plant covers: A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) 8) Compare number of plant species to non-plant species: 9) Measure height range of plants: Smallest? Tallest? 10) Draw outline of plant or animal that you do not know the name:

3 Study Plot # 11) Ecosystem type: 12) Date / Time of Day: 13) Weather (wind, sunny, etc.): 14) Temperature: 15) Ground layout (flat, sloping, near a river, etc.): 16) Non-plant species found (insects, birds, rocks, etc.) - identify or draw on back: H) I) J) K) L) M) N) 17) Plant species - identify and/or draw and estimate percentage of area plant covers: I) J) K) L) M) N) O) P) 18) Compare number of plant species to non-plant species: 19) Measure height range of plants: Smallest? Tallest? 20) Draw outline of plant or animal that you do not know the name:

4 Study Plot Report 21) Thesis statement: On Saturday, Month / Day, I studied two plots. One was a ecosystem while the other was a ecosystem. Include time, temperature for each area, and other beginning information. 22) Main body: Include: O) Non-plant species - I found (types of animals, bugs, etc.).. in the riparian woodland area and (types of animals, bugs, etc.) in the sage scrub ecosystem. P) Plant species - compare each study area - Examples: I found stinging nettle in the area but no nettle in the sage/scrub area. I found the same type of grass in both areas. Q) Growth / height of plants 23) Conclusion: Which contained more/less biodiversity in plant species? Non-plant species?

5 OIL SPILL CLEANUP Ways the spill was cleaned up: 1) Blowing - 2) Containment with rope 3) Soaked up with various materials which worked best? Least? 4) Dispersed with soap - Conclusion: 5) Which method worked best? Least? 6) Thought question: What do you think could be done to help the birds and sea animals that would be coated with oil? 7) Notes:

6 SOIL EROSION DATA SOIL ONLY SOIL WITH SLURRY* AMOUNT OF WATER RAINED AMOUNT OF WATER COLLECTED COLOR OF WATER BOX 1 BOX 2 BOX 3 SOIL WITH PLANTS AMOUNT OF SOIL ERODED INTO PAN 1. Was there a difference in the path the water took in each of the three boxes? Yes or no? 2. How much water ended up in the collector container for each pan? What was the color? 3. Was there a difference in color and the amount of water in each collecting container after 3 minutes? Yes or no? 4. How much soil eroded up in each collecting container? DATA SOIL ONLY SOIL WITH SLURRY* ERODED SOIL SOIL WITH PLANTS Box 2 was covered with slurry*. Based on your experiment, do you think this is a good idea? Yes or no? *Slurry is sprayed on hillsides to prevent erosion.*

7 The Effect of Temperature Change on Living Creatures 1) Subjects tested - 2) Equipment used - 3) Procedure - 4) Results - 5) Conclusion - How can temperature increase affect living animals? Which Packaging Materials Are Biodegradable? Item tested Was it biodegradable? Conclusion:

8 Air Pollution Observations Average number of particulates in urban area: Average number of particulates in rural area: Is there a difference in the average number found in both areas? Using your data report what you learned about how particulates contribute to air pollution in urban and rural environments: Three careers: Your choice: YOUR CHOICE CAREER 1 Careers in Environmental Science EDUCATION TRAINING EXPERIENCE CAREER 2 CAREER 3

9 Benjamin Franklin born - Franklin promoted clean water for drinking and better sanitation methods Coal gas is first used in England for light - it is then used in America, producing large amounts of toxic coal tar as a byproduct The Common Council of New York requires that all people be hooked up to a sewage system Alice Hamilton born - expert on, and speaker against, toxic chemicals and lead poisoning Sierra Club founded.

10 Glen Trewartha coins the term "greenhouse effect." Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and National Trails System Act passed by Congress Boy Scouts starts Scouting for Food to reduce hunger, drug abuse, illiteracy, and unemployment. mid 1990's Soil and Water Conservation Badge established.

11 Environmental Terms to Know 1) airshed - 2) biosphere - 3) brownfield - 4) community - 5) conservation - 6) ecosystem - 7) endangered species - 8) extinction - 9) fuel cell - 10) habitat - 11) hybrid vehicle - 12) niche - 13) nonpoint source -

12 14) ozone - 15) pollution prevention - 16) population - 17) symbiosis - 18) threatened species - 19) watershed -

13 Endangered Species Report

14 Environmental Impact Assessment 6) Site description - A) What is the proposed project? B) What is the size of the project? C) How will the community benefit from it? D) What type(s) of ecosystem(s) is (are) involved? E) What plants and animals will disturbed? F) Has the area been disturbed before? How? G) Is it a habitat for a threatened or endangered species? Which species? Does it slope(type and grade) or is it flat?

15 H) ld there be any danger of erosion during construction? If so, how much? I) Is there any reason to believe that there are fossils or artifacts at the site? If so, what fossils or artifacts might be present? J) Are there any activities on the lands next to the site? What are they?

16 Proposed Project: A) Describe how the existing project fits into the existing plans for the area: B) How will the project affect the environment (will it cause further erosion, affect endangered species, disturb the land, help the land, animals, erosion?): a) Pros: b) Cons: A) Any acceptable alternatives that would make less of an impact on the environment? Explain: C) Discuss short and long-term environmental benefits with a partner /group. D) Would the proposed structure prevent other uses of the site? If so, how? E) Conclusion: A) Which of the above items should be included in the report? B) Should the project be completed? Why or why not?