Calendar Items:
THIS Saturday, September 16th, at 10:00. Berry foraging up the backside of Timp. Meet at the park and ride at the mouth of Provo Canyon (next to Will’s Canyon Stop gas station) for carpooling up the canyon. Those in the south end of the county can meet at the Spanish Fork Macey’s at 9:15 for a ride up. EVERYONE at ASA is invited to this field trip, but I’m providing rides FIRST for our class members. Bring your fieldwork gear (nature journal, jeweler’s loupe, pen/pencils, blue sit pad, etc.), water, and a snack or lunch. We will be hiking about a 1 1/4 miles up the trail to Timp Falls. This is a beautiful hike! I’m really looking forward to it!
Next Thursday, September 21st, IN CLASS – field trip to Lower Hobble Creek for water and soil testing, plant identification, and nature journaling. Bring ALL your fieldwork gear to class. Wear shoes you don’t mind getting a little muddy just in case. We’ll be back before lunch.
Friday, October 6th, 11:00 am. Hiking up to Big Springs Hollow. We can carpool to this just we we will for this Saturday’s field trip. More details to come later. Hopefully the colors will already be changing enough to get a few good samples.
Homework Items:
Read pages 2-15 in Botany in a Day
Finish reading chapter 3 from How Plants Work if you haven’t already
Watch the videos from last week’s blog post if you haven’t already.
Start Planning…
…which two books and which two documentaries you’ll complete this semester. Don’t forget to write reaction papers for each one once you’ve finished and turn them in. Book/Documentary List and info can be found HERE.
Start thinking about what extra projects/goals you have for this class. Discuss this with your parents. When you’ve got an idea, fill out the form attached to the handout from class today.
BONUS
If you want to take soil samples from your yard – or anywhere – and get really accurate results, send your samples to BYU. Info about submitting samples and price guides found HERE.