Cathy Fromme Prairie Project
Students
from Rocky Mountain High
School visit the Cathy Fromme Prairie in south Fort Collins each spring
and fall. The students compare the composition and canopy height of prairie
vegetation on and off prairie dog towns. A Daubenmeir
frame is used to estimate the percent cover of four functional groups
(grass, forb, shrub, cactus).
Pawnee Buttes Fieldtrip
Students from Northridge
High School visited the Pawnee
Buttes in November 2005. Students hiked to the West Butte and learned
about the local geology, history and learned to track ecological data
with a GPS unit.
Prairie Dog Project
The
team at S. Christa McAuliffe
Elementary is creating materials to facilitate child-driven experiences
on the prairie. The group is working on a video to bring the prairie to
schools that don't have the funds to travel to the Pawnee National Grassland
or other remnant prairies.
Lesson Plans for Prairie Ecology
- Elementary - Middle - High School
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