Garden Planning and Education Projects
I grew up with gardens and greenhouses and was empowered at a very young age to grow plants - from a beloved snake plant from my grandmother to a small patch of lilies of the valley and community garden plots. This had a profound impact on my childhood, my career interests, and my desire to work with others to grow healthy communities. In a variety of ways, I have been doing this ever since. A few such projects are featured below, including:
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Elkhorn Slough Foundation and North Monterey County High School
The Elkhorn Slough Foundation has been working with North Monterey County High School to build environmental literacy, primarily through its environmental club, Slough Crew, and increasingly through field trips that reach all students. Together we developed a survey instrument to collect baseline data on students' environmental literacy - comprised of knowledge, attitude, and behavior questions. In 2017-2018, this survey was issued at beginning of the academic year and again at the end of the year. CSUMB students in my ENSTU 350: Research Methods course analyzed data and collectively generated a preliminary report that shares this baseline data. Two additional reports describe findings after a freshman fieldtrip to the Elkhorn Slough, and the final results that include all three assessment periods from 2017-2018. We hope to build and refine this survey to gather meaningful information for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation's programming, STEAM literacy, and career pathway development. In 2018-2019, we issued the freshman field trip survey only. View the results here. |