Campus Biodiversity Project: Invasive

Plants
Progress Report
Honors Biology Period 5
Joshi, Kessler, Patrick, Stubbs
Progress Report For April 16, 2016 - April 22, 2016
Tara
Joshi
April 16
(Saturday)

- Went to Botanical
Gardens
- Interviewed two
volunteers for more
information on
invasive species
-got card from
reception desk with
expert contact
information

April 17
(Sunday)

April 18
(Monday)

-completed
identifying plants
previously recorded
in photos

Peter
Kessler

Caroline
Stubbs

- Went to Botanical
Gardens
- Interviewed a
volunteer
-Contacted Master
Gardener

- Went to Botanical
Gardens

-Edited website

- Found and cited 1

source on English
Ivy
- Found info on
English Ivy: Threat

- Heard back from

Master Gardener,
cited four additional
sources.

April 19
(Tuesday)

- Looked for
Invasive species on
Lovett Campus

- Look for Invasive

April 20
(Wednesday) species on Lovett

- Edited pictures on
website
- Cited three
additional sources

Campus
-Took pictures of

Josh
Patrick

Completed
research for three
species that are on
Lovett Campus
(8-10 bullet points
per plant)

- Found info on
Chinese privet:
History, Threat,
Ways to Prevent
- Edited site
- Looked for
Invasive species on
Lovett Campus

-Edited Layout of
Website

- Look for Invasive

species on Lovett
Campus

all invasive plant

species found
- Continued
annotations and
transfer of
information from
document to
website.
-Edited Quiz
-Added verified
pictures to website.

April 21
(Thursday)

April 22
(Friday)

- Looked for
Invasive species on
Lovett Campus

- Edited
presentation

- Created shared
folder on google
drive for pictures
- Uploaded 6
pictures to shared
folder
- Condensed list of
invasive plants and
color coded it for
map
- mapped out
invasive plants
findings
-Looked for
invasive species
on Lovett Campus

- Edited
presentation

April 16 - April 22 Group Summary:

Our groups main focus for this week has been the identification of invasive plants on
campus and transfer of information to the website. We have also gone on a few more trips
outside. We are a few days behind schedule because of our busy schedules, but we originally built
in a few extra days in the original plan. So far, we were able to identify English Ivy, golden
bamboo, Chinese privet, cogongrass, elaeagnus and Chinese Holly, but we plan to continue our
search after school April 22 as shown in the table above. We will search for more of the plants
found in Georgia, on campus, and start our presentation for 4/28.

April 16 - April 22 (Some Highlights)

21 Varied Sources Annotated on Noodletools and 7 non-annotated sources
39-Page research document with comprehensive lists and pictures of invasive plants.
Three group visits outside with pictures
Atlanta Botanical Gardens Trip and communication with Master Planters
Additional website components finished.

Plan for April 23- 29

Finish Finding Species Due: April 24
Lab Due: May 03
Write
o Intro
o Methods and Materials
o Results
o Discussion
Edit

Presentation Due: April 26-7

Create Presentation

Practice and Assign parts