Mackworth Island Day, Spring 2009

Submitted by vitalteach on Wed, 2009-11-04 15:04

Students at Mackworth Island's Friends School in Falmouth team up with resource managers, citizen groups, and fellow students to carry out a Japanese Knotweed Eradication Project.

The video is narrated in fine fashion by Lee Chisholm, Friends School teacher and Vital Signs advisor.

Project Information
City or Town: 
Falmouth
School or Organization: 
Friends School
Species: 
Scientific name:
Fallopia japonica
Common name:
Japanese knotweed
Habitat: 
Upland - Forest
Resources I used to create this project: 
iMovie
How should others reference your work?: 
Lee Chisholm, Friends School, Japanese Knotweed Eradication Project, Vital Signs Program, Spring 2009
See video

Comments

Submitted by manyeyes on Thu, 2009-11-19 16:00.

Incredible community effort

It's nice to see what's possible when a community gets together to create change in a place they all care deeply about. Do you have any results to share? Did it all grow back? Will you hack it down again or take another approach?