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The FBCC Chapter provides ecology-related experiences and opportunities for Fort Berthold College students and provides ecology awareness activities for the community. |
Plans for 2008-2009
- Maintenance of cultural center nature path
- Expand club’s participation in research projects
- Increase club’s involvement in summer science camp and Sunday Academies
- Expand our recycling Building, and promote more recycling in our community
- Participate in City Wide Clean-up, and Replacing /planting sapling trees within the city limits
- Fundraising-lunch sales and raffles for travel to AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
Activities of 2007-2008
- Participated in Sunday Academy One Sunday each of 7 months. T Church, J Helphrey, T Stevens, C. Acosta helped with lessons and activities.
- Nature Path-Jim Helphrey, (maintenance and installed irrigation on Path)
- Research-- Students designed and conducted research projects with Posters entered in competitions at A.I.H.E.C. in March,2008. Topics included Juneberry propagation, Salamanders and Pesticides, (INBRE), Grapes and Woody Florals, Theresa Church, Sharon Danks, Frank Reed, Tammy Grady; 2,4 D in the Water, Iona LWM,
- Campus Climate-Kandi Mossett Indig. Env. Network Stem club members assisted with and attended presentations on Wind Energy and Global Warming and Wind Surfing
- Nurses-Blood Drive, Health Screening, Shawn Grady, Sunny Hall,
- Participation in EPSCoR research, Theresa Church, Dawn White
- Propagated Beds for Juneberry seedlings (Land Lab) Frank Reed, Theresa Church
- City Wide Clean-up, all fbcc students
- Judging North Dakota Science Fair-T. Church, S. Danks, T. Mandan, J. Helphrey
Faculty Advisors
- Kerry Hartman
- Thomas Abe
"Cultural Center Nature Park" Special Project |
This project planned, designed, and implemented a Nature Park on the Cultural Center grounds. Working wtih local and state NDSU extension agents, ND Forest Service, Three Affiliated Tribes Natural Resources, Three Affiliated Tribes Museum and Fort Berthold Community College students, staff and faculty built a nature park that attracts wildlife and contains native trees and grass species. The Nature Park helps community members reconnect to nature and also creates student and community member awareness of options of restoring native species and habitat. Project components included landscape design; cleaning and preparing the grounds; planting nearly 200 trees; constructing a bordered area for the rock garden; designing the sidewalk and stairways; and, planting a small traditional demonstration garden by local middle school students. |
