Environmental Service Learning Fall 2018 Center for Earth and Environmental Science CEES has three core missions: research, education outreach, and environmental water quality stewardship. EDUCATION RESEARCH OUTREACH The research done at CEES is applied Education outreach involves bringing STEM activities/ (i.e. it has practical application - it is environmental education programs (at no charge) to not strictly theoretical) and focuses middle school and high school students using the on water quality issues. Center’s mobile STEM lab. The Center also does outreach directed towards the general public at fairs and festivals and other events. applied STEM programs ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP CEES is a grant-funded center. In other Environmental stewardship occurs through words, the main work of the Center is the Center’s Service Learning program. made possible predominantly through grants, donations, and other charitable gifts. University funding is minimal. education and community service Environmental Service Learning: Education & Community Service Providing opportunities for environmental stewardship and experiential learning. Engaging in dialog about environmental issues. Introducing regional natural areas. Introducing groups that maintain these areas. Introducing issues to stimulate changes in behavior as well as critical thinking about humanity’s role as an agent of change. Restoring and improving of natural areas. Mitigating and preventing pollution. Building a sense of community. The idea is that the Service Learning program provides opportunities for all of the above. IMPROVE WATER QUALITY Service Learning Projects Here are the opportunities available this term . Fall 2018 Campus Tree Survey Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Inventory of Campus Trees Project 1 Friday, September 28 Project 2 Saturday, September 29 Backup Date: Sunday, September 30 IUPUI has received the “Tree Campus” designation. We will begin surveying and Project 5 Friday, October 26 measuring the trees on campus. All 2000+ of them . But not all at once! Project 6 Saturday, October 27 Backup Date: Sunday, October 28 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM Scott Starling Nature Preserve Indy Parks LOCATION: north side of Eagle Creek Park on Wilson Rd. Invasive Honeysuckle Removal Native Planting Graffiti Removal ? In areas where invasives have been previously removed, we will plant native Project 3 species . and continue with the invasive Friday, October 12 removal work in other areas. Project 4 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Backup Date: Sunday, October 14 (AM) Saturday, October 13 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Backup Date: Sunday, October 14 (AM or PM) Holliday Park LOCATION: north side of Indianapolis near 64th St. Indy Parks Seeds collected in restored, healthy sections of the park will be sown in Seed Collection & Native Planting areas that are in the process of being restored. We will also plant native Project 7 species (trees and/or plugs). Friday, November 2 Project 8 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Saturday, November 3 Backup Date: Sunday, November 4 (AM) 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Backup Date: Sunday, November 4 (AM or PM) Trash Clean Up Lilly ARBOR If there is sufficient student demand for service learning, additional projects may be added. At the ARBOR, we will remove trash and invasive honeysuckle. LOCATION: Lilly ARBOR – Porto Alegre St. between 10th Street and New York Street bridges Invasive Project X (Tentative) Honeysuckle Date: TBD Removal 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Backup Date: TBD Sodalis Nature Park Indiana State University LOCATION: Plainfield - southwest side of Indianapolis Project Z Invasive Honeysuckle Removal Date: TBD 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Backup Date: TBD This project would improve water quality and benefit endangered bats. How to Sign Up: go to https://cees.iupui.edu Service Learning Overview Fall 2018 Events Registration IUPUI Faculty Sign Up High School Service Learning From the Service Learning menu, select Fall 2018 Events. http://cees.iupui.edu/servicelearning/current_projects On the Fall 2018 Events page, select Register for an event. To ensure sufficient space for all who wish to participate, students are limited to registering for ONE project – unless special circumstances apply. Additional projects will be added as needed, so check the 2018 Events page occasionally to see if new projects have been added. ü Instructor ü Read Terms & Conditions ü Assumption of Risk ü Electronic Signature ü Confirmation If space permits, students will be allowed to register for multiple Please make sure your projects. Your instructors will be email address is correct! alerted if this occurs. Online Project Confirmation Once you have successfully registered, you will receive an email confirmation that looks something like this. Standard “boilerplate” – specifics do not apply to all projects. Example: 25 is not the set number of participants in all projects; some projects accommodate more people, some less. To avoid overbooking, projects are “closed” before they are completely filled. Wait listing is used to fill projects to capacity. If you do not receive a confirmation notice, you probably made an error when entering your email address. Please make sure that you enter your email address correctly! Additional Information Participants are taken on a first come first serve basis, so please sign up in advance – projects do fill up! Submit online registration information ONLY once. If you make a mistake, email [email protected] with corrections. If you need to cancel, do so in advance via email at [email protected] and reschedule. If you do not contact us and do not show up for your scheduled project, you can lose your place for other service learning projects. Additional Information You must complete the entire work day (3.5 – 4 hours) to receive credit. reflective essay & surveys Project cancellations will be posted 24 hours before the start of a work day (when possible): check Events, Confirmation Pages, Facebook, your email. event is automatically moved to the rain date (usually the following Sunday) time may change – watch your email A time change is likely if there were events are scheduled for BOTH Friday and Saturday. What Does CEES Provide? CEES does not provide Water (½ L bottle per person) transportation to/from You may bring more water. the work site! You may wish to bring a thermos with a warm beverage. We encourage you to snack (of the granola bar variety) carpool to off-campus You may want to bring more food. locations. tools & gloves CEES will provide all tools necessary to do the work. This includes loppers (for honeysuckle removal), trash bags & trash tongs for trash removal, clip boards, writing implements, etc. CEES will also provide work gloves. You may bring your own tools and gloves, but they are your responsibility. Tools that have a cutting surface that is always exposed (i.e. hand saws, chain saws) are not permitted. Proper footwear is very important: keep your feet dry; protect against dangers such as broken glass, sharp metal. What to Wear: Open-toed or open-heeled footwear, such as sandals or flip-flops, is not appropriate; students without appropriate footwear Required: will not be allowed to participate. long pants and close-toed, close-heeled shoes Dress for protection denim = good; knits = bad Wearing a skirt/kilt is fine, as long as against thorns, you wear long pants underneath it. poison ivy, etc. avoid tight fitting pants in cold weather footwear Poison Ivy Wear clothing that can full coverage and ankle protection vine be easily washed. boots (mud, hiking, snow) are generally a good idea thin-soled shoes . not good Dress for the field - layering provides warmth and allows removal Suggestions: to prevent over-heating. dress in layers in cold weather long sleeves = more protection Poison Ivy – a plant warm weather - thorns, biting insects to be avoided! Sun protection includes eyes sun protection and head, as well as neck, arms, and shoulders. insect repellant Poison Ivy Be mindful of your surroundings . Misapplication of excessive attention to electronic devices can result in miscalculations and misfortunate mistakes that – with mischievous misadventure – compound miserable mishaps and foment misgivings as relates to missed opportunities to enjoy the miseenscene and other interesting miscellany in the natural world. Do not text and nature. Questions about Environmental Service Learning? Contact: Dr. Victoria Schmalhofer Assistant Director, Center for Earth and Environmental Science Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 723 W Michigan Street, SL 118 Indianapolis, IN 46202 email: [email protected] Please direct all questions by email: [email protected]@iupui.edu No phone calls! Stay Connected! Facebook: www.facebook.com/CEES.IUPUI Subscribe at cees.iupui.edu Twitter: @CEES_IUPUI Why Do These Projects? Improve water quality. What has the nature done for you lately? BREATHABLE ATMOSPHERE (O ) 2 WATER REGULATION & SUPPLY watersheds, reservoirs, aquifers EROSION CONTROL FLOOD CONTROL SOIL FORMATION WASTE TREATMENT NUTRIENT CYCLING POLLINATION RECREATION 1/3 of food supply depends on pollinators CULTURE RAW MATERIALS food/fodder BIOLOGICAL CONTROL fuel predators control prey numbers building materials medicine GENETIC RESOURCES ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Healthy Water = Healthy Environment . it doesn’t ensure it, but it contributes to attaining it. Point Source Pollution Non-Point Source Pollution Single source of a large amount of pollution Many small sources, spread over a large area; each (e.g. factory that dumps wastes into river) contributes a small amount of pollution (e.g. farms, individual homes) Most point-sources have been cleaned up since the 1970s. Occasional major accidents are the predominant point sources of pollution today. Many small individual contributions yield major impacts. In the United States, most pollution today is non-point source. Small scale local actions yield large scale regional impacts. Just as many small individual sources of pollution yield large cumulative impacts, so, too, can many small-scale acts of remediation/ restoration yield large cumulative benefits. NO SINGLE RAINDROP BELIEVES IT IS TO BLAME FOR THE FLOOD. CAUSE OF PROBLEM SOLUTION TO PROBLEM Local pollution does not remain local.