STEM
Conservation and Sustainability
Engineering and Conservation - how humans have engineered our way out of some serious problems with our natural resources (in this case, water) and what are some problems we still need to work on.
In partnership with California Fish and Wildlife, you will raise trout in the classroom for release in nearby Lake Miramar
Aquaponics is one possible solution to human problems of food instability, drought, agricultural pollution and climate change.
It is the combination of aquaculture (the farming of fish) and hydroponics (soil-less farming) to grow both vegetables and fish for human consumption while using 90% less water than traditional farming methods.
Aquaponics is one possible solution to human problems of food instability, drought, agricultural pollution and climate change.
Wolves: How One Species Changed an Entire Ecosystem
Whales: Can Whales Reduce Climate Change?
Citizen Science
You may wish to pursue a citizen Science project. Here are two options. If you have another option you would like to do, let me know about it.
Click Below for Citizen Science for Wildwatch Kenya
Click Below for Citizen Science for Wildwatch Burrowing Owl
Choose either Wildwatch Kenya or Wildwatch Burrowing Owls.
Visit their website and answer the questions:
(Scroll down and read their home page) What is the specific goal fo the project?
(Near the top of their home page, click the button "Learn More")
Briefly describe how the project actually works.
They are not asking for money! Briefly describe what they want YOU to DO?
Saving Species, Wildlife Trafficking.pdfSan Diego Zoohackathon - Illegal Poaching
Patricia Byrne will be our host for the STEM Careers in Conservation Program
Hardshell Labs and Tortoise Conservation