As one might expect, we routinely have budget battles that quite frankly have not been good for our town or our school. If not for the support from outside resources, I would not be able to run this program. Although I am confident of continued local support, we must seek out new sources for funds and equipment each year . Our program is very popular with the high school students. As a result, we would like to expand our operations.
Equipment is very expensive, and requires maintenance and sometimes replacement.
For example, I have two wedged-shaped ten factor prisms for our basal area computations. More prisms would allow me to have smaller groups in the field. I do interdisciplinary projects with members of other departments. Our grammar schools and our middle school have instituted similar programs and projects with their students. I would like to have more equipment and resources when working with these other departments or schools.