My brain is being filled with so much great information, thoughts and questions. My eyes and body in general are very tired after all the outsite activity on the most humid days so far, but I'm really loving every minute of the summer institute.Today, we were brainstorming ideas of questions that we have that we would like to attempt to answer on the Barrington Headwaters property. So many great questions came up that I think I will have the hardest time picking which one to study.
Here are a look at some of the things that I'm interested in the most:
1. What goes on in the daily life of a porcupine? What is it's range? Where does it wander? What does it eat? How much time does it spend in it's den?
2. Does the land use history of the area effect the diversity of invasive plant species. Has this effected the farm lands adjacent to the Tamposi area?
3. Are there any differences between the soil inside of the old homesites and outside of them? If so, is there a reason settlers chose these sites for their homes?
There are so many more interesting questions to be asked. It is very exciting!
I'll leave you with a quote I read that made me think.
"There is enough in the world for everybody's need, but not enough for anybody's greed."
-Mahatma Gandhi
If you want to check out the "foot print" your lifestyle has on the world, check out this website: http://ecofoot.org/
1 comment:
Your potential research questions are terrific. I especially like the one concerned with invasive plants and land use history. It may be challenging to select one question but remember that you will have future opportunities to pursue other questions.
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