I also helped to do a herbaceous plant study of the Aquarena Springs area using global position satellite mapping. Research this summer will give me the confidence to include botany in my class next year. Seed germination and setting up plant growing experiments should excite the students. The slides, video, and explanation of my summer at SWT will be interesting. I would like to plan a field trip to Aquarena Springs next year.
Students can use the boardwalk and learn about the wetlands environment.
We must never stop learning. This experience makes good teachers even better. Dr. Paula S. Williamson, Professor of Biology. Teachers in my lab will work in the area of conservation biology. These studies yield insight into factors that may be limiting the abundance of the species and provide information useful in habitat management and restoration efforts.