By: Jeremy Randolph- Flagg, Sarah James, Brooke Wilner, Jenna Burns and Kelly Culliney

Our ToolsOur Tools

• GPS (Global positioning System)

• Hula Hoop• String (for

transect)• Digital Camera

Berry FlatsBerry Flats

Why we Hiked Berry Flats?

• To examine plant species

• To cut down invasive species like Kahili Ginger

• To learn about Native Plants and animals

The HikeThe HikeWhat We Did on Berry FlatsWhat We Did on Berry Flats

• We looked for Native Plants and animals

• We cut down invasive plants

• We learned about the plants and animals

GPS?GPS?WhatWhatis that?!is that?! A GPS is an electronical A GPS is an electronical

device that tracts satellites and device that tracts satellites and will;will;

Tell you where you are Tell you where you are And what the elevation is.And what the elevation is.

Here’s some pictures!

-Transects !-

A transect is an area of land that we surveyed.

This is how it works: you put a string down and you pick a spot to survey.

Even MORE pictures Even MORE pictures !!

QuadrantsQuadrants

A Quadrant is a section of land measured A Quadrant is a section of land measured by a hula hoop.by a hula hoop.

We looked at the plants inside the We looked at the plants inside the quadrant and also looked up into the quadrant and also looked up into the canopy.canopy.

Pictures of The Canopy

Different quadrants had different amounts of canopies.

Digital PhotographyDigital Photography

What did we take pictures of with the digital camera???

• We took pictures of the canopy.

• We also took pictures of the quadrants and transects.

Clip Art Related To The Project

Why this information is Why this information is importantimportant

1.1. This information is important because now This information is important because now people will know a lot about Koke’e nature and people will know a lot about Koke’e nature and the wildlife. the wildlife.

2. 2. This information is important to us because This information is important to us because now my class and I know a lot about Koke’e and now my class and I know a lot about Koke’e and about the plants and animals.about the plants and animals.

3. 3. This information is important to scientists This information is important to scientists because they can learn about the plants and because they can learn about the plants and wild life, transects, quadrants. wild life, transects, quadrants.

Data collectionData collection

We collected data by taking pictures and We collected data by taking pictures and writing down what was over a hula hoop writing down what was over a hula hoop that we threw to see which plant was that we threw to see which plant was there. We wrote down the plant and what there. We wrote down the plant and what percent of sky there was above the hula percent of sky there was above the hula hoop, for instance, 73% was trees and hoop, for instance, 73% was trees and 27% was sky.27% was sky.

PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES!!PICTURES!!

The Forest!

What We LearnedWhat We Learned

There are invasive species like There are invasive species like banana poka and strawberry banana poka and strawberry guava that we should try to get guava that we should try to get rid of.rid of.

There are many native plants There are many native plants like the Ohia Lehua and Koa like the Ohia Lehua and Koa Tree.Tree.

We used a hula hoop We used a hula hoop (quadrant) , a GPS, and some (quadrant) , a GPS, and some rope to learn about the habitat. rope to learn about the habitat.

Native Plants

Invasive Species

Other Plants

What We Learned (continued)

We learned to work together.

We learned about the plants and animals that live in Koke’e.

What If?What If?

What if we didn’t have this What if we didn’t have this information?information?

We wouldn’t know anything about We wouldn’t know anything about the nature in Koke’e, so we couldn’t the nature in Koke’e, so we couldn’t help the native plants.help the native plants.

What if we didn’t pull Kahili Ginger What if we didn’t pull Kahili Ginger on the trail?on the trail?

It would take over the native plants It would take over the native plants and they would go extinct. and they would go extinct.

What If (continued)What If (continued)

What if forest managers were able to What if forest managers were able to use this information and what would use this information and what would they know?they know?

They would know to be more aware of They would know to be more aware of invasive species.invasive species.

What if visitors had this information? What if visitors had this information? They would know not to kill native They would know not to kill native

plants and animals.plants and animals.

CreditsCredits

By Jenna Burns, By Jenna Burns,

Brooke WilnerBrooke Wilner, , Kelly CullineyKelly Culliney, ,

Sarah JamesSarah James, , Jeremy Randolph-Jeremy Randolph-

FlaggFlagg.. Also thanks to Also thanks to

Hector Perez, Hector Perez, Jennifer Hoof, Tyme Jennifer Hoof, Tyme

Ventura, and Ventura, and Ms.ChaoMs.Chao..