Prairie Restoration – Insect ecology and identification.
Prepared and planted native prairie grasses and forbs @ Friends of the Trail, Minnetonka, MN. Identified and photographed dragonflies and pollinators. Created prairie food web. Total hours: 4 hours.
Lake and stream ecology
Captured and identified aquatic invertebrates; water quality testing; snorkeled and photographed game fish in Christmas Lake and Minnehaha Creek. 8 hours
Physical Oceanography
Identified features of the seafloor; mapped oceanographic features of the seafloor; mapped global prevailing currents; created a food pyramid; fish printing; and squid Dissection. – 6 hours
Forest Ecology
Identified and aged native trees; forest restoration-removing buckthorn
3 hours.
Sam Barczak Photo Gallery