Invasive Plant Program - Weaselhead/Glenmore Park Preservation Society

An opportunity for students to get hands on experience removing invasive plants in the Weaselhead while making curricular connections for ecosystems and interactions and biodiversity.

Type: Program
Cost: Fee per class
Alberta Location: Alberta - Calgary, Foothills, Rocky View
Age/Grade Level:: 7, 8, 9
Curriculum Connected:: No
Subjects:: Science
Topics:: Ecology/Biodiversity

An opportunity for students to get hands on experience removing invasive plants in the Weaselhead while making curricular connections for ecosystems and interactions and biodiversity.

Languages:: English
Location:: Field trip (outdoor), Club/Workshops (non-school)
Format:: In-person
Activity Length:: Single Session (≤3 hours)

Full Description

The invasive plant program takes place at the Weaselhead in SW Calgary and is a fully outdoor program that requires students to manually remove plants. The day will include several activities including:

● Introduction, Land Acknowledgement, park rules, and expectations

● Learning about invasive plants (their characteristics and adaptations, impacts and how to control)

● Invasive Plant matching game.

● Field Guide practice game.

● Botany walk to learn about native plants in the park

● Plant Scavenger Hunt

● Plant mapping

● Density Game

● Transects and Quadrats

● Invasive Plant removal in the Aspen Forest

● Invasive Plant Manager Game

This field trip is designed as a full day trip but can be shortened to half a day.

Accessibility

Accommodations for physical disabilities: Yes: Confirm details with organization directly
Accommodations for neurodiverse participants: Yes: Confirm details with organization directly