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Click on thumbnails below to see larger images of Igiugig, Levelock, Nondalton, and Port Alsworth school visits.  Schools are studying plants and the usefulness of gps.

Jordan, Keith, and Ryan taking a GPS reading for the water sample site. At Levelock School, Mrs. Wilson's students are 

Mrs. Wilson, Jordan, Jordan, Keith, Park Ranger Leon Alsworth, and Ryan Compare the readings from two GPS units and found them to be the same. part of the Globe Project studying Global Warming.

Leon helping Kieth record his data for the weather instrument station. The students will be taking measurements that will be sent to NOAA and other national databases.

Keith, Jordan, Ryan,Park Ranger Nichole Andler, and Mrs. WIlson, taking their final reading. Taking the final GPS readings.

 

Igiugig School is studying plants, plant identification, and forest succession this fall.

Igiugig student K-4 The K-4 graders went on a scavenger hunt identify
                      native plants in the school yard.

Igiugig students 5-12.The 5-12th graders had to find native and exotic
                     plants for their scavenger hunt.

mary, jonathan, davey looking for plants on their forest succesion scavenger hunt.Mary, Davey, and Jonathan on the hunt.

Girla and Angel find the tiny hairs on the spruce tree.The younger students found that you can identify a
                    black spruce by looking for the tiny hairs on the
                    branch between the needles.

The "rush asters" defending their poster.Jonathan, Davey, Ponty and Christina are the "Rush
                    Asters".

The "devil's club" explain why fire can be good for a forest.Tanya, Mary, and Ida are the "Devil's Clubs".

Rush Aster's posterThe posters demonstrate the benefits of fire,

Devil's club's poster. like the increased diversity of habitat.