Project Time

Today we decided on our projects that we will work on for the next three weeks.  It was a bit hectic, lots of ideas which only spawned more ideas but we finally narrowed it down.  We are a group of eight divided into a group of four.  We are going to examine the new developments going up around the Headwaters.  By investigating the vegetation along the boundary of the developments we will establish a baseline which hopefully future UNH groups can use to determine the affects of the development.  This aspect we will do as a group of eight, covering as much land as we can and trying to identify all species of vegetation on the fringe.  Then comes the second part of our project.  As a group of four we are going to create a guide to the land for the new homeowners.  The guide will include information on the plants, appearance, name, how to identify, role in the ecosystem, human usage, etc.  The guide will also provide guidance for homeowners in term of how to live in harmony with the plants on the conservation land, we will dispense advise on gardening, lawn care, local resources, etc.  We also hope to have time to investigate the conservation laws specific to this area.

I am very excited for this project and I hope it will make a difference!  Tomorrow we start surveying the vegetation!