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Show ! Ecology Center graduates from fad to projects I byGINAOTTESON I chronicle Staff uarsagoanecologistwas ! AfeWV hn soent a considerable oSeSn9i"andoUt hreathing fresh mountain r'P ; the polluted lining along f'l h Mountains would the k! head in despair. However, j fecologist had been J to sneak over to the nearest Z lot to dump his collection of i "2 tfacts. Lloyd High, y I of the University Ecology i t I 'M can't believe that as ! Srfnded as people are in I with sports, hunting and j lr recreations that more people 2 interested in the ecokgy It like ecology was a fad a few is ago, but it's gotten to the 5 now that it's a very serious Lam and you have to work w.th. nur own wounds." Students from Sumner Elementary School were given a tour of the University. They planted a tree, which they named after their -teacher and were given ground seed, peat moss and instructions on planting and caring for grounds. High said it was the first time many of the students had planted anything. The center also assists the schools in organizing their own eccology centers and clubs. "This is serious work, it's not the romantic tree-gazing ecology had first been. We can't carry out this program, though, if we don't have students volunteer who are interested in-terested and will take these lectures to the schools." The center trains its members in giving the lectures. Second project A second project is currently under way within the total campus Arboretum of natural land and water jjteserve system which is the Red Butte Park. The park covers an area from Red Butte Creek North to Red Butte Canyon Road, from the Fort Douglas property line east to the Forest Service land at the mouth of the canyon. This is one of the specialized programs for biological study and viewing enjoyment. en-joyment. The park offers to students and . all interested organizations an 11 --'v W : Y X?.r 4i - 'Heme -j si i n v . , ' , . - j Few suggestions s "Where are the people who are jested in the ecology? is the 1 nuestion the four members of the ' Ecology Center ask. The center had 1 offered, through the Chronicle classified ads, a $25 award for the 1 best suggestion which would help the ecology of the University. Two suggestions were submitted. One, asuggestion for replacing the block U with some type of tree outlined with white flowers, had been submitted anonymously. The second suggestion was for a doggy day care center. The Ecology Center has been taking lectures and films to elementary elemen-tary and secondary schools. receiving the winter and spring water shed. Major work projects on the park are expected to be completed within the next three years. A newspaper dropoff station will open Wednesday. The station is locatea in me lencou tumpuunu south of Building 416 (Parking Services Building). The station will - be opened each Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center requests that papers be bundled and tied in 8-12 inch high stacks. opportunity to work with the ecology. The center has purchased with funds from Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) $400 worth of equipment, trees and other environmental needs which any organization is , welcome to use under the supervision of any member of the center. The park will have an awareness walk and biological pond, with turtles, misquitoe fish, snails, a salt lick and other flora and fauna as they develop. According to Dave Lofgren, campus environments en-vironments impact officer and director of the arboretum, the park will feature a poisonous plant caution garden containing all native poisonous plants labled so people will know what to watch for while on outings. I Path included Included in the park will be a walking and cycling path from Dry Creek (near the block U) to This Is the Place Monument State Park. This is part of the natural land and water preserve system established by Vice President Ray Varley and the University Institutional Council. The land for Red Butte Park was donated by the Research Park director. 'Plant and tend' The Ecology Center needs students to volunteer to "plant and tend" a tree for the barren land area of the park. All students need to do is plant a Juniper or other evergreen tree, already purchased by the center, weed and water it a few times for the next two years, after which the tree will take care of itself naturally. Instructions on planting and caring for the tree will be given. According to Lofgren, the sooner the trees are planted the more advantageous it will be for . 1 |