4/28/2022 0 Comments Map, Illustrations, and QR codesThis is my final day working on the Nature Trail Project. I added the last illustrations to the website, brochure, and print copy that will accompany the QR codes. From the January start up to today, I have logged 119. 3 hours. (Last week, I estimated it would take 117-119 hours.) Finals have started and I am over the 98 hours agreed to for the assistantship project. I really enjoyed working on the illustrations and developing the map and brochure. It was a fun project, so I don't mind that I went over the time limit.
I have left information for the next student who might like to pick up where I left off. There are many species in the iNaturalist observations that could still be added. I wanted to expand the project to include plant communities and spend more time on the map, but this could be a great learning opportunity for another ENVL student. There are 1,600 acres on campus, so there are many possibilities for splitting up the map data into smaller segments, designating trails for certain uses, and displaying the maps in different areas. I may have gone overboard trying to find every single trail, but this is useful information for faculty planning projects, the forest management plan, and emergency services. Many of the longer trails in the southern part of campus are used by student athletes and other passive recreation, so I hope members of the Stockton Community can benefit from the trail map. I am really glad that I was able to work on this project. My GIS skills have improved and I learned to make faster accurate drawings. Most things went according to the plan, but I did not have leaves for two of the species so I worked from digital herbarium specimens. I originally thought I could do 10 more species, so this gave me a more realistic perspective on what I can accomplish in a semester. I hope this project continues to grow and that future students will have more to add. Here is the final map produced for this project:
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