EnvironmentalScience&PolicyInternshipJournal

VincentDamian
Summer2015
KevinSlaughter,LaurieWalker
UniversityofSouthFloridaBotanicalGardens

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Date:051315Hours:5
Project:BasicsOftheGardens
Runningtotal
:5hours

Methods
:Tourofthegardens.Kevinwalkedmeandmythreefellowinternsthroughthe
gardensanddescribedwhateachareawasandsomeoftheimportantplantsandcharacteristicsin
eacharea.Also,weweretaughthowtodosomebasicthingsaroundthegardens.Welearned
howtooperatethelawnmower,operatethewatersystem,andidentifyplantdiseases.Wealso
sortedaplantshipmenttobeputintheplantstore,aswellastrimminghedgesandcuttingoff
deadgrowthfromafewbushes.Weendedthedaysettingupfortheweddingplannedon
Saturday.
Observations
:Kevinsaid
thatallcactiaresucculents,
butnotallsucculentsare
cacti.Iaskedifsucculents
wereanorderofplants,and
Kevinsaidthattheyarenot.
Instead,theyaremerelya
characteristicofplantsit
doesnothavetodowith
relations.Ifaplanthas
thick,spongyleavesthat
retainlotsofwater,whichis
commonindesertplants,
thenitisasucculent.
Ialsonoticedthatthe
carnivorousgardenswerea
littlemessy.Notonlywerethereweedstakingover,butInoticedthatsomeoftheplant
identificationsignsdidnothavethatspeciesnearit(oratall).Itooknoteofthistocomebackto
anotherdayandhopefullyfixthismess.


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Date:051515Hours:7
Project:BasicsOftheGardens
Runningtotal
:12hours

Methods
:Apalmtreefell.Wepulleditbackupandtieditdown.Hopefully,itwilllive,though
itlookslikeitshouldbeokay.After,weclearedinvasiveplantsoutofsomeofthegardensas
wellasclearingmoredeadgrowth.Kevintaughtusaboutcottonplantssuchashowtheygrow
andwhichcottonishigherquality.Clearingtheinvasiveplantsanddebristookupmostofthe
day,andrequiredtwotrucktripstothetrashcenterneartheUSFparking&transportation
services.Afterwefinished,Ifertilizedallofthegrassintheeasternportionofthebotanical
gardens.

Observations
:Kevintaughtustocutintothewoodofaplantorbranchthatweareunsureofif
itisliving,andifitisgreenitisliving,andifnot,itisdead.Ifitisdead,weduguptheplantand
removedit.

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Date:051615Hours:7
Project:Lighting,weeding,andthepond.
Runningtotal
:19hours

Methods
:KevinshowedustheAraceaegarden.Kevintaughtusthatplantsfromthisfamilyall
haveinflorescence,whichisaspadix.Afterthis,Iinstalledandtestedlightingaroundthe
gardens.Notonlynecessarylightinglikestreetlamps,butaestheticlightingaswellinthe
gardens.Afterthis,Isweepedupthewalkways.Thiswasallmainlyduetotheweddingwhich
wasgoingtooccurlaterintheevening.

Then,Kevintookmetothepond.Heexplainedhowthepondworked.Wehadtofixthe
machineinthepondthatregulatedthewaterlevel.Itworkedprettymuchlikeatoilet.Therewas
averysimilarmechanismthathadapipewithafloater,andifitgottoolow,itletthewaterin
throughthewelluntilthefloaterwaswhereitwassupposedtobe.Thewellwenttotheaquifer,
sothepondwaterwasallstraightfromtheaquifer.

Iwentbacktothecarnivorousgardenanddidsomeweeding.AsIwasweeding,Ifoundthe
DroseraCapillaristhatthesignwasreferencing,butthesignwasinadifferentpot.Iputthat
whereitwassupposedtogo.TheDroseraCapillariswereinbloom.TheSarracenialooked
healthyinsomeareas,butnotashappyinothers.Theylookedtheworstintheareasthatwere
mostovergrownwithweeds.Afterweedingapot,Ifoundavenusflytrapunderneathallthe

weeds.Thepoorthingwasquitesicklylooking,buthopefullyitwillstarttorecoversinceithas
sunlightagain.

Droseracapillaris.

Observations
:Kevintookmeandafewvolunteerstoshowusafewmorethingsinthe
botanicalgardens.Wewenttothebutterflygardensandtookalookataveryinterestingvine.It
wasan
Aristolochia
grandiflora.Theflowerswerebeautifulandintricate,andtherewere
swallowtailbutterfliesswarmingtheplantaswellasthecaterpillarsbeginningtohatchandeat
theleaves.Theflowersmellslikerottingmeat,andthisattractsflies.Whatitdoesnextis
interesting.Whentheflygoestotheflower,itgoesinsideandgetstrappedsincetheflowerdoes
notallowtheflytoescape,butonlytoenter.Atfirst,itsoundedlikeitwasacarnivorousplant,
butitturnsoutitonlytrapsthefliestopollinatetheflower.Afteradayortwo,theflowerrelaxes
andthefliesareabletoescape.


Aristolochiagrandifloraalongwiththeswallowtailcaterpillarthateatsthemup!

AfterviewingtheAraceaegarden,Inoticedthatalloftheplantsactuallylookquitedifferent.
Theonlythingthatseemstorelatethemisthespadix,butotherthanthis,onewouldneverguess
theywererelated.Theycameinalldifferentshapes,sizes,andcolors.

Noneofthestaffputanylifeintothelake,however,lifefounditswaytothepond.Thepondhad
manymosquitofishandsimilarsmallfish.Therewerelotsofcrayfish.Therewasnopondscum
andalmostnoplantlife.Kevintoldmethatthefisheatanyplantshetriestoputinthepond.
Goldfishwereupstream,sosomeonemusthaveputtheminwithoutthestaffsknowledge.
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Date:052015Hours:5
Project:MulchingandGardenMaintenance
Runningtotal
:24hours

Methods
:Thedaywasspentmostlymulchingthegardens.Everywherethatwasntmulchy
enoughwasmulched.Also,wemulchedmoreareatocoverexposedrootsastomakeiteasierto
mowthelawn.Also,weclearedlotsofdebris.Brancheswerecutfromtreesthatgrewintothe
pathsalongwithdeadgrowthsuchasdeadbamboo.Allofthiswastakentothedump.

Observations
:Whilemulchingthecitrusgroves,Inoticedmanyofthetreeslookedsickly.Iwas
toldthattherewasacitrusdiseasethatwaspassedonbybeetlesinFlorida,andthatswhythey
aresickly.IalsonoticedthiswhentravellingacrosscentralFloridaandnoticingthattheorange
groveslookedverypoor.

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Date:052215Hours:7
Project:MulchingandWatering
Runningtotal
:31hours

Methods
:Thedaywasmostlytakenupbymulchingagain.Manyareasofthegardensneeded
tobemulched,anditisalengthy,tiringprocess.Wefinallyfinishedmulchingthisdayaswellas
cleaningupdebrisleftbyotherpeopleweedinganddoingmaintenancetothegardens.Wealso
wateredthebonsaitreesaswellaswateredtreesandplantsthatlookedsickly.

Observations
:Imworriedaboutsomeoftheplantsandtreesatthegardens.Someofthemlook
quitesick.Imnotsurewhyorhowwecanhelpthemotherthanwateringthem.Kevinwasnt
around,soIcouldntaskhim,thoughIwillbringitupinthefuture.

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Date:052315Hours:7
Project:LightsandMaintenance
Runningtotal
:38hours

Methods
:Thedaystartedoffwithmemakingsureallthelightsworkforthewedding.Someof
thelightsbroke,soIremovedthose.After,thedaywasspentcleaningupthegardensaroundthe
wedding.Iremovedlotsofdead
debrisandplantsthatweretakingover
thepath.Also,Iremovedanyplant
thatwasntsupposedtobethere,such
asvines,weeds,etc.Thegardens
lookedmuchcleanerandbeautiful
afterIfinished.Thedayendedwith
mewateringthebonsaitrees.

Observations
:Ifoundsomemonarch
caterpillarsonsomemilkweed.Iwas
surprisedsinceIdidntrealize
monarchbutterflieslayeggsin

Florida,butrather,farthernorth.Also,thereweremanymonarchbutterfliesaround.Whatcaught
myinterestthemostwasahummingbirdmoth.Itwasamoththatwasshapedandactedlikea
hummingbird,completewithveryfastbeatingwings.Iamassumingtheyevolvedthiswayto
trickpredatorsintothinkingitisabirdratherthanamoth,sinceperhapshummingbirdshaveless
predators.

Hummingbirdmothincenterleft!

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Date:052715Hours:5
Project:LakeBehnkeandSandhillProject
Runningtotal
:43hours

Methods
:ThedaystartedoutwithKevinteachingusaboutLakeBehnke.Heexplainedhow
LakeBehnkewasoriginallyanatural,smalllake,andthatitwasdugouttobelargertoserveas
aretentionpondforBruceB.Downs.Thereisanotherretentionpondontheoppositesideof
BruceB.Downs,andthereisalinkbetweenthetwounderneaththeroad.Kevinthenexplained
howitisvisiblewherethemaximumextentofthewaterlevelcanbeseen,asthegroundindents
alittleattheline.Also,therearedifferentgrassesbetweentheindentandthewaterlevel,asthey
arespeciesofgrassesandplantsthatcanliveinbothdrylandandsubmergedinwater.Thisisan
ecotone,andtherearecertainspeciesofplantsthataresuitedforecotones.Kevinthendescribed
landdevelopmentlaws,suchaswhereandhowthelinesaredrawnaroundwetlandstoprevent
development.Also,Kevinexplainedtheenvironmentaleffectsofthelanddevelopmentin
Florida,asitdestroyedahugepercentageofourwetlands.Now,becauseofthewetlanddamage,
therearefloodingissuesinmuchofthelandthatwaspreviouslywatershed.
Later,weworkedoncleaningupdebris.Whenwefinished,MichaelandIwalkedaround
thesandhillenvironmentinthebotanicalgardenstobrainstormonourprojectformakingsome
informativesigns.Wedecidedtomakethreelargesignsincludingafewbasicpictures.Eachof
thesignswillfocusonacertainaspectofthesandhillenvironment.Onewillbeforcommon
animals,anotherwillbeforcommonplants,andthethirdwillcoverabioticcharacteristicssuch
asrainfall,soil,climate,etc.

Observations
:LakeBehnkelookedverycleancomparedtomostotherbodiesofwateron
campus,soIwassurprisedtolearnthatitwasalsomostlymanmadeaswellasbeingaretention
pond.Thenagain,perhapstherunofftendstobefromthestreetratherthanfromfarms,so
perhapssinceitisgasandoilrunoffinsteadoffertilizer,itdoesntcontributetothealgalgrowth.
Iwouldstillthinktherewouldbesomesignsofpollution,thoughIamnottooknowledgeable
aboutrunofffromstreets.

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Date:052915Hours:7
Project:MaintainingtheFence
Runningtotal
:50hours

Methods
:Theentiredaywasspentcleaningupthesouthfacingfenceofthebotanicalgardens.
Alongthesouthfacingfenceofthebotanicalgardens,therearegrapevines.Thesevinescover
muchofthefence.ThesegrapevinesaretheonlyplantthatKevinwantsonthefences,some

andsomeothersclearedouteverythingthatwasntagrapevine.Thisincludedsmallchinaberry
trees,skunkvines,smallcherrytrees,amongafewothers.Someofthetreesgrewfusedintothe
fence,sothereissomewoodstillonthefence.

Observations
:Thechinaberrieshadveryextensiverootsystemswhichmadeitverydifficultto
removethem.Weendedupdiggingdeeparoundandunderthetrees,andthenusinganaxetocut
offthelargeroots.Then,wewereabletopullitoutwiththehelpofasaw.Theskunkvinegot
itsnamefromtheterriblesmellthattheplanthas,thoughitcanonlybesmelledwhentheplantis
cut.

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Date:053015Hours:7
Project:GardenMaintenance
Runningtotal
:57hours

Methods
:Westartedoutthedaybyremovingadead,fallenpalmtree.After,weprunedavery
largebush.Also,thebushwasovertakingapalmtree,andKevinwantedthebushtobetrimmed
soitwasnttouchingorevennearthetree.Inordertodothis,weusedaladderagainstthepalm
treeatmultipleangles,andtrimmeditthatway.Afterwecompletedthistask,weweededaround
anotherbushandtrimmeditback.Then,wecleanedupplantdebris,andthereweremultiple
truckloadsasthefrontofthegardenswereheavilymaintained.

Observations
:Whilecleaningthedebris,Inoticedthatthebranchesfromtheliveoakwere
muchheavierthananyoftheothertypesofwood.Iknewoakswerehardwood,butIhadno
ideahowheavyandstrongtheliveoakswoodwas.Itissurprisinghowlargetheycanget,even
withsomebranchesrunningparalleltothegroundforagooddistance.Theyarestrongand
mightytrees!

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Date:060315Hours:5
Project:Pruning&Phenology
Runningtotal
:62
hours

Methods
:Westartedoffthedaywithpruningvinesonthe
southborderofthebotanicalgardens.Weremovedachunkof
thevinesaswellastakingbackanothersectionofthevines
awayfromgrowingintothenearbybushes.Also,weremoved
moreplantsonthefencethatwerenotgrapevines.Therestof
thedaywasspentonthePhenologyproject.Wewalkedaround

thegardensidentifyingalloftheplantsthatwillbepartofthephenologyproject.Therewere
many,andsometimesitwasdifficultfindingthelabeledplantasthelabelswerentplaced
extremelyprecise.

Observations
:Manywerealsomislabeled.Forexample,onthemap,someofthesabalpalms
werelabeledassawpalmettos.Also,someoftheslashandlongleafpinesweremislabeled.Also,
acoupleofthetreesweredead,sotheyhadtoberemovedfromtheproject.Kevinshowedus
howmanyoftheoaksformhybrids,especiallyliveoakandlaureloak.Also,Kevinexplained
thatthereisliveoakandsandliveoak.Iaskedwhatthedifferencewas,andKevinexplained
howliveoakgetstoabout80feet,whilesandliveoakgetstoabout60feet.Ifinditsurprising
howsuchalittledifferencecanseparatethemintodifferentspecies.

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Date:060515Hours:5.5
Project:Treeplantingandmaintenance
Runningtotal
:67.5hours

Methods
:Thedaywasspentwith
gardenmaintenanceandplanting
trees.First,weclearedouttwo
areasofvegetation.Thisincluded
removingmanysawpalmettosas
wellasafewbushes.Wecleaned
theareasuptowheretheywere
sandyandclean.Then,wegotthe
trees.Wedugaholeforeachofthe
threetrees,andtheholeswere
aboutthreetimesthediameterof
thetreespots.Then,weplacedthe
treesinthemiddleandfilledthe
holeupwithcompost.Weputa
moundaroundthebasesothat
waterwouldtrickletowardsthe
middle.

Observations
:Thereweremany
rootswhilediggingtheholes.It
madeitverydifficultastheroots
weretosomeimportanttrees,and

wedidnotwanttoharmthetrees.Somerootshadtobedestroyed,butwedidavoidthelarger
roots.

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Date:060615Hours:7
Project:ShadingtheAroids
Runningtotal
:74.5hours

Methods
:Westartedoffthedaymulchingtheareaswherethetreeswereplantedtheday
before.Nowthetreeareaislabeledandcomplete.After,wewenttothearoidgarden.Atreethat
branchedoverthearoidgardenhadafewdeadbranches,andtheyweretorndown.Theproblem
was,thesebrancheswereprovidinglotsofshadetothearoids,whichcannotliveinfullsun.So,
webuiltsomeshadeclothoverthearoidgardenastemporarycoveruntilsomethingmore
permanentcanbedone.Theendofthedaywasspentdrivingaroundthegardenspickingup
debris.

Observations
:Thearoidswerealreadybeginningtogetsundamage.Theonesinthemost
sunnyareasofthegardenwereyellowingandhadbrownspots.Kevinpointedoutthatthatwas
thesundamage.

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Date:061015Hours:3.5
Project:Spiders,GIS,andRain

Runningtotal
:78hours

Methods
:WhenIarrived,Kevinwaswalkingaroundthegardenwithmyfellowinternsshowing
usdifferenttypesofspiderscommonlyfoundinthegardens.Heshowedusbrownwindows,
huntsmanspiders,wolfspiders,orbweavers,andbananaspiders.Then,itstarteddrizzling,sowe
tookcover.WegotontothetopicofGIS,andKevintoldusmanyneatthingsaboutit.Ihave
beeninterestedinGIS,andKevinbroughtupthatwehaveaGIScertificateprogram.Iasked
somequestionsaboutit,andnowIamconsideringitforthespring.Itneverstoppedraining,so
wehadtocallitadayearly.

Observations
:GIShasalwaysintriguedme.Ilovegeographyandmaps,andIloveexploring
mapswithdata(climate,demographics,landuse,etc.).IattemptedtotakeaGIScoursethispast
spring,butIfoundoutitwaswaytooexpensiveasitwasagraduatelevelcourse.Iwilltalkto
myadvisoraboutplanningtogetthecertificateasitwillbeveryusefulformyplannedcareer
(urbanplanning&sustainabledevelopment).Itshouldbeworththedebtaswellasitshould
increasemyemployability.


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Date:061215Hours:7
Project:BeingtheFire

Runningtotal
:85Hours

Methods
:Westartedoffthedayweedingaportionofthegardens.Ihadtodirectthecommunity
serviceworkersasKevinwasnotthereandFelipe,anotherintern,wasworkingonanother
project.Thistookupalargechunkoftheday.Later,FelipeandIwentaroundthegardensto
pickupdebris.Then,weworkedoncleaningthesandhillarea.

Observations
:Thesandhillareaisfullofweedsandvines.Kevintoldusbeforethatfiresare
whatcleansthesandhillhabitatsout,butobviouslywecannotletthesandhillareaatthe
botanicalgardensburn.So,wehavetodothecleaningthatthefirewouldotherwisedo.

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Date:061315Hours:7
Project:Cleaning,Mulching,andDebris
Runningtotal
:92hours

Methods
:ThedaystartedoffwiththecommunityserviceworkersandIclearingoutaportionof
thestaffarea.Weremovedgarbage,plasticdebris,andotherunsightlythingsthatdonotbelong
inthearea.Then,wehoedthegroundandgotridofthegrassandweeds.Then,wemulchedthe
entirearea.Theareaisnowmuchmoreaestheticallypleasing.Then,Iwateredthebonsaitrees
andcleanedupdebrisaroundthegardens.

Observations
:Theareawecleanedupandmulchedwasfullofdebrisandlookedlikeithasnt
beentakencareofforaverylongtime.Itisahightrafficareaforthestaff,andIthinkitwasa
greatthingthatwecleaneditupsincemuchofthestaffarealooksunsightly.

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Date:061715Hours:5
Project:TentsandShade
Runningtotal
:97hours

Methods
:Westartedoffthedaybuildingalargetentinpreparationforthesummerplant
festival.Thesummerplantfestivalisaweekandahalfaway,butwealreadyneedtostart
preparingforit.Also,alargeshipmentoforchidscamein,sowealsohelpedunloadthem.The
restofthedaywasspentPuttingupshadeclothoverportionsoftwogreenhousesbecausethere
willbesunintolerantplantsputunderthem.


Observations
:Theplantfestivaliscomingup,sowearepreparingforthat.Thetaskswedid
wereverystraightforward.

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Date:061915Hours:7
Project:Mulching.
Runningtotal
:104hours

Methods
:Theentiredaywasspentonmulchingthegazeboarea.Weweededthearea,thenwe
loadedupthetruckwithmulch,andmulchedtheentirearea.Ihadsomehelploadingupthe
truck,buttherestofthetaskwasmealone,soittookupalotoftime.Ihadalittlesparetimeat
theend,soIpickedupsomedebrisinthelasthour.

Observations
:IcanalreadytellabigdifferenceinthegardenaestheticssinceIfirstarrived.The
otherinternsandthecommunityserviceworkershavedonealotofworkinjustthepastmonth.

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Date:061315Hours:6
Project:PipeBurst
Runningtotal
:110hours

Methods
:SoonafterIarrived,Iwastoldthat
therewasapipethatburst.Kevindirectedme
overtotheareawhereitwas,andaskedmeto
findit.WhenIdid,IshowedKevin.Heaskedme
todigamoderatesizedholeuntilIfoundthe
pipe.WhenIdid,helookedoverthepipeand
askedmetouncovermore.Ittookhoursof
diggingandconsultingbeforethepipewas
uncoveredandamputated.Now,oncethecorrect
pieceispurchased,thepipecanbefixed.

Observations
:Thepipewasaround50yearsold
accordingtoKevin.Hesaidthatwedonotuse
thesamematerialanymore,asthispipewas
madeoutofaprimitiveorpredecessortopvc.An
initialhypothesiswasthatarootgrew,pushing
upthepipecreatingacrack.Thiswasfoundnot
tobethecaseastherewasnorootfound.

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Date:061715Hours:5
Project:ArrangingPlants&Pizza
Runningtotal
:115hours

Methods
:Wehadafewshipmentsofplants,soweorganizedthemandmovedthemintothe
greenhouses.Then,wesetupshadeclothovercertainareasfortheplantsthatrequiredshade.
Then,Dr.LaurieWalkerorderedpizzaforeveryoneworkingatthegardens.IsatnexttoDr.
Walkerandwetalkedaboutenvironmentalscience,plantawareness,greenroofs,energy
efficientbuildings,GIS,issueswiththegreenenergyfeemanagement,solarpanelsoverparking
lots,andurbanplanning.

Observations
:TheconversationwithDr.Walkerwasveryengaging.Icouldwritealotaboutit,
buttokeepitbrief,ahighlightwastalkingabouturbanplanning.ItissomethingIamseriously
consideringafterIgraduate,andDr.Walkertalkedabouthowitisaverygoodfieldfor
environmentalscientistsandhowsustainabilitycanbetiedintourbanplanning.Ihaveafriend
whoworksatCUTR,andIaskedhimaboutinternshipopportunities.HopefullyIcansecure
somethingsoonforfall.

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Date:061915Hours:7
Project:GarbageandDebris
Runningtotal
:122

Methods
:Alongwithpickingupdebris,wepickedupgarbageandoldmetalscrapsfrom
KevinstoolareaanddisposedoftheminthewasteareaintheParkingandTransportation
Servicesarea.

Observations
:N/A

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Date:062015Hours:7
Project:WeedsandMulch
Runningtotal
:129

Methods
:Thedaywasspentweedwackingareasthatthelawnmowercouldntgetto.Then,I
mulchedthegazeboarea.

Observations
:N/A


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Date:062415Hours:6.5
Project:PrepforSummerPlantFestival
Runningtotal
:135.5

Methods
:Wespentthedaysettingupforthesummerplantfestival.Wesetuptents,tables,and
chairs.Thenwepickedupdebrisaroundthegardens.

Observations
:N/A

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Date:062615Hours:7
Project:PrepforSummerPlantFestival
Runningtotal
:142.5

Methods
:Inadditiontogeneralgardenmaintenance,westartedsettingupfortheplantfestival.
Theentiredaywasspentunloadingplantsoffatruck,sortingthem,countingthem,andthen
puttingthemunderthegardenstents.

Observations
:N/A

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Date:062715Hours:7.25
Project:SummerPlantFestival
Runningtotal
:149.75

Methods
:Wehelpedputupsometentsandtakethemdownattheendoftheday.Almostthe
entiredaywasspentdirectingtrafficinandoutoftheparkinglots.Also,wemadeacoupleof
roundsaroundthefestivalreplacingthegarbage.

Observations
:N/A

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Date:062815Hours:7.75
Project:SummerPlantFestival
Runningtotal
:158

Methods:Thedaywasthesameasthedaybeforewithmostlydirectingtrafficinandoutofthe
parkinglots.Attheendoftheday,wetookdownthetentsthatthegardensownaswellas
drivingtheuniversitysgolfcartsbacktotheparkingandtransportationservices.

Observations:N/A

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Date:070115Hours:6
Project:ShadeCloth
Runningtotal
:164

Methods
:Mostofthedaywasspentputtingupmoreshadeclothonthegreenhouses.Because
thegreenhousesaretall,itrequiredthreeinternstomeasure,cut,lie,andsecuretheshadecloth.

Observations
:N/A

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Date:070315Hours:7
Project:SchoolkidsandDebris
Runningtotal
:171

Methods
:AsummercampfromanelementaryschoolinCarrollwoodvisitedthegardens.We
helpedgetthebusparkedintherightspotandcateredtothekidsexperience.Anotherintern
gavethematour.Therestofthedaywasspentpickingupdebris.

Observations
:Wefoundthatuprightbucketswerefullofwaterandhadtadpoleslivinginthem.
Wedecidedtodumptheminthelakeandstorethebucketsupsidedowntoavoidthishappening
inthefuture.

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Date:071015Hours:4
Project:BeesandDebris
Runningtotal
:175

Methods
:Westartedoffthedaypickingupdebrisaroundthegardens.WhenLaurieWalker
arrived,wehelpedhersetuptheequipmentforhoneyextractionprocessfortheeventthenext
day.

Observations
:N/A

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Date:071115Hours:5
Project:Honey
Runningtotal
:180

Methods
:Mylastdaywasanexcitingday.
Todaywasthedaythatthehoneywas
extractedfromtwobeehives,processed,and
stored.First,thebeehivesweregassedtocalm
thebees.Unfortunately,thefirstbeehivewe
openedwasdestroyedbywaxmoths.Itmust
havehappenedrecentlyasthehivewas
checkedonlyamonthago.Thereweretwo
otherhivesthatweextractedsuccessfully.We
loadedupthehivesontothetruckalongwith
someextractionequipmentandwenttoNES
323inwhichwedidtheextractionprocess.
Wecutoffthetopofeachshelftorevealthehoneyunderneath.Then,weputtheshelvesinthe
centrifugeandcrankedthehoneyoutintoabucket,passingthroughafilter.Afterthehoneygets
storedinthebucket,itislefttositforacoupleofweekssothatanythingelseinthehoneyfloats
tothetop,whereitisthenscrappedoff.

Observations
:Thehivethatwasattackedbywaxmothswasunfortunate.Themothlarvaewere
everywhere,eatingallofthewax.Thebeesthatwereinthehivewerejustforagersfromother
coloniestakingthehoney,andtheoriginalbeesmostlikelyevacuatedsometimebefore.Itwas
veryinterestinglearningabouttheextractionprocess,anditwassurprisinglyeasy.Anotherthing

thatsurprisedmewasthesheeramountofhoneythatcomesfromeachhive.NES323wasfull
ofbees!Also,poorLaurieWalkerhadabeeflyinhermouth,anditstungherlipasshewas
spittingitout.Herlipandfaceswelledup.Weallhadatasteofthefreshhoney,anditwas
delicious.Thehoneyshouldgoonsaleatthegardensinacoupleofmonths.