Capstone Project Ideas

Bee Hotel:
- Bee box construction for supporting native cavity-dwelling solitary bees.
Organic Vegetable Project (OVP):
- Enhancement of the perimeter hedgerow that provides year-round habitat and food source for beneficial insects.
- Development of an aquaponics unit at the University Farm to investigate potential enhanced efficiency of land use and water for food production.
- Use of a solar dehydrator to convert under-utilized vegetables into nutritious dried products for the food pantry.
- Development of a perennial, medicinal plant demonstration area at the OVP.
- Other projects that may be developed in consultation with the coordinator and director of the OVP.

Water quality monitoring during rain events and during April and May (2nd Saturdays)
Preparing data summaries of some of our data.
Enter data into the CDEN format so we can upload our data to the State data system.
Organize our photo files of volunteer events, monitoring events, school events, etc. - and create our Volunteer of the year annual poster.
Organize water quality monitoring equipment and supplies and update all the calibration fluids, etc.
Create public outreach materials to solicit volunteers for our citizen monitoring program, which monitors water quality in our local creeks since 2001.
Create outreach materials to highlight a recent stormwater project implemented throughout Chico - storyboards, flyers, site tour guides, etc.
Assist in creating and updating our stormwater outreach materials.
Update our monitoring manual -reformat and update a few of the protocols.
Assisting with our Clean Water Science Ambassador Program in Schools. We landed a grant to construct stormwater treatment gardens on nine school campuses, which will reduce runoff pollution and an outdoor stormwater related classroom on each campus. Students could assist us in providing providing instruction during school events, or helping put the learning module kits together. They could also help us put together the lesson handbook.

Hyperlink our plant list to pictures of plants in Calphotos: http://www.csuchico.edu/bccer/natural_resources/species/BCCERfullPlantSpeciesList-3.2017.pdf
Update our geology poster with new pictures/design
Re-establish our interpretive trail and guide
Labels or guide or both for native grasses at BCCER headquarters
Labels or guide or both for native plant garden at the BCEP (Butte Creek)

Riparian restoration- crop cultivation and interpretation project for Santa Barbara Sedge
Interpretation activity for oak restoration
Community Gardens- prune, improve, develop signage
Revamp composting system at Oak Way community garden
Develop a guide for water wise gardening
Develop an activity for the Endangered Species Fair

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