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EMPACTS Project

EMPACTS Project. Team Members: Steven Edster Jade Morgan Instructor: Hintertheur Course: Plant Biology. Introduction. The planter we chose is in an open field, on NWACC’s back 40 acres, next to the Wild Oak Savana and pond. It is inhabited by wild fescue grasses, mainly.

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EMPACTS Project

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  1. EMPACTS Project Team Members: Steven Edster Jade Morgan Instructor: Hintertheur Course: Plant Biology

  2. Introduction • The planter we chose is in an open field, on NWACC’s back 40 acres, next to the Wild Oak Savana and pond. It is inhabited by wild fescue grasses, mainly. • NWACC obtained this land in 1995. It had formerly been used as a grazing pasture, and is thought to have been a tall grass prairie prior to that.

  3. Project Overview & Community Aspect • This project is an effort to restore some of the native species of the tall grass prairie. • We hope future students can care for the planters and enjoy the beauty created by them. • The labels that have been placed will be used to educate many people, within and outside the college, how our land was originally.

  4. We have planted several native species, including: • Penstemon Digitalis • Helianthus Occidentalis • Salvia Azurea • Side Oats Grama • Verbena Canadensis • LiatrisPycnostachya • Rudbeckia Maxima • Echinacea Purpurea

  5. Methods, Equipment, & Use of Technology • Jade used a GPS unit to achieve the original weigh points, but do to some mistakes with the planter box locations they had to be reassessed. The weigh points for our planter box, number three, are Lat 36.36275 and Long -94.17326. • Steven is the researcher and helped put together the written paper. • Jade is the organizer and computer tech. She, also, helped with the paper.

  6. Penstemon Digitalis Dr. G Dallas and Margaret Hanna California Academy of Sciences @CalFlora “Fox Glove Beard Tongue” It is 4 feet tall, perennial forbs, eaten by deer, antelope, and birds, and they’re somewhat fire resistant.

  7. Helianthus Occidentalis • Few leaf sunflower, western sunflower • Grows to 3 feet tall • Dicot • Perennial • Flowers from July-August

  8. Salvia Azurea • “Blue Sage” • It is 1.5m tall, a herbaceous perennial, mint, and a sage. • Sages are known for medicinal uses and have been used for many things. • Comes from Latin word “salvere”, which means “to save.”

  9. Salvia Azurea • Used in Ancient Egypt to help fertility in women. • Used as a diuretic, also. • It was thought to ward off snake bites and evil spirits. • Other uses include: increased menstruation, local anaesthetic, and when combined with wormwood, at treatment for dysentry.

  10. BoutelouaCurtipendula • “Side Oats Grama” • It is 2 to 2.5 feet tall, perennial grass, and eaten by bison, horses, and cattle. • The Lakota called it ‘wapaha kamnimnila peji,’ which translated is “banner waving in the wind grass.”

  11. Verbena Canadensis • “Rose Verbena” • It is 2 feet tall, a dicot perennial, and will grow along rail roads, in prairies, glades, and in rocky woods.

  12. LiatrisPycnostachya • “Prairie Blazing Star” • It is 5 feet tall, a dicot perennial, an herb, pollinated by bumble bees, and eaten by cattle. • It was used by Native Americans to treat gonorrhea and kidney disease. • The roots have the flavor of carrots.

  13. Rudbeckia Maxima • “Large Coneflower” • It is 3 to 6 feet tall, a dicot perennial, and it grows in roadside ditches, among cigarette butts, and other litter. • It has been thought, but with inconclusive results, that motor oil from the roads help it grow.

  14. Echinacea Purpurea • “Purple Cone Flower” • It is 3 feet tall, a dicot perennial, pollinated by butterflies, and is eaten by slugs • Comes from the Greek word “echinos”, which means hedgehog. A reference to it’s spiny center.

  15. Planter Box Layout

  16. Working

  17. Finished Bos

  18. Conclusion • We have created a beautiful prairie restoration area on NWACC’s back forty acres. It will be used for future education. We have used this experience to learn about botany. Planting these wonderful flowers helped us have hands on experience and get a close look at the leaves, stems, stamen, and pistils that we had studied in class.

  19. References & Community Contacts • Diane Philips- EAST Lab Director • Scott- Botanical Garden • Hintertheur- Plant Biology Instructor • http://www.plants.usda.gov

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