Day 3 Recap

Today, we went to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. We met with Andrea, the community outreach coordinator, who told us about marsh restoration at the refuge. She also taught us about invasive species managment. We climbed the overlook tower and saw juvenile bald eagles soaring above!

Next, students learned how scientists use plant transects to study plant biodiversity. Instead of transects, we used hula hoops! Students placed the hula hoops on the ground and counted how many different plant species were growing inside their hula hoops. Students had a contest to see who had the highest plant diversity in their hula hoop.