Following training, they gained valuable experience assisting with the teaching of the K-12 lessons. The Outdoor Science Education program reveals an obvious limitation in the physical improvements at Valentine Camp. There is neither good interior work space for classes visiting the reserve, nor convenient restrooms for their use. To this end we are proposing to construct a Science Education Center at the reserve. We are very appreciative of this pledge and hope it is just the start of a successful fundraising effort.
Environmental monitoring continues at the reserve.
In addition to the gauge on the north spring, a flume, pressure transducer, and datalogger were installed to monitor the flow from the middle springs complex. These are the springs that feed the Valentine meadow and were once gauged with Ed Valentine's old wooden flume. The new flume is located just downstream from the old one and was purchased for the reserve by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. VESR Resident Director Dan Dawson continues to work closely with local government, federal and state agencies, and major private concerns in the area. Intrawest Corporation, the largest ski resort developer in North America, is planning to construct a large hotel just north of the reserve.