The San Diego River Park Foundation Field Outing
The San Diego river is located in Mission Valley. It has been a part of our county since 2002. More than seventy organizations take part in contributing to the river both financially or as voice to educate the county of the benefits of having this river in our community. With the help of volunteer members a total of 1,300,000 pounds of trash were removed from the river and surrounding habitat within the last five years. The San Diego River Park Foundation has really been committed and has continuing surprising our county with beneficial accomplishments. One of their well known is the native plant garden which is home to a variety of San Diego’s native plants. Which is where I completed my field outing. I arrived at the garden at 8:00 am and received a tour. I was familiar with all the native plants in that garden because of a previous sophomore project. The plants in the garden were healthy and in good condition,yet they needed some tidying up. I was assigned a section of the garden and provided with the necessary tools to complete the job. I raked all the fallen leaves from all the trees surrounding the garden to the right and pulled out old weeds in order for new ones to grow in. I arranged the rocks in order to create a barrier between paths and plants to prevent from plants being destroyed. I was also assigned to decorate the garden with bird houses in order to welcome native San Diegan birds into the native garden to create an original atmosphere. I was asked to distribute bird houses around the garden hanging them in private areas for birds to feel safe and welcomed.
At this field outing I learned that it is important for our county to have these environment focused sites to remind our resident that the environment is important for our health, education, and eco-system. I learned to pull out a weed correctly without harming the plant itself nor the one surrounding it. I learned the importance of native plants in our community in order to maintain the native birds alive because many birds feed of of these plants. Is important to express this dilemma because if we are not educated about this we will have nothing to file for environment in our county. We were also explained the conflicts non native plants create. Non native plants use up all resources and grow out all native plants becoming a higher expense for the county since they call for more water than native plants.
This field outing definitely connects to our project in Biotechnology. The San Diego River Foundation works towards eliminating non native species and expanding native san diegan plants all around our county. By welcoming volunteers they give us the opportunity to become educated and contribute towards our county with offering volunteer hours. In 2010 The San Diego River Foundation provided over 20,000 hours of volunteer service this signifies a value of $500,000 to the community.
At this field outing I learned that it is important for our county to have these environment focused sites to remind our resident that the environment is important for our health, education, and eco-system. I learned to pull out a weed correctly without harming the plant itself nor the one surrounding it. I learned the importance of native plants in our community in order to maintain the native birds alive because many birds feed of of these plants. Is important to express this dilemma because if we are not educated about this we will have nothing to file for environment in our county. We were also explained the conflicts non native plants create. Non native plants use up all resources and grow out all native plants becoming a higher expense for the county since they call for more water than native plants.
This field outing definitely connects to our project in Biotechnology. The San Diego River Foundation works towards eliminating non native species and expanding native san diegan plants all around our county. By welcoming volunteers they give us the opportunity to become educated and contribute towards our county with offering volunteer hours. In 2010 The San Diego River Foundation provided over 20,000 hours of volunteer service this signifies a value of $500,000 to the community.