{"id":990,"date":"2016-08-26T14:20:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/?p=990"},"modified":"2024-03-04T09:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T16:34:41","slug":"middle-school-students-observe-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wildlife\/middle-school-students-observe-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Altona Middle School STEM Explorers Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) began a collaborative project this past year with Altona Middle School students enrolled in the STEM Explorers Club (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Teachers Kathleen Jakobsen and Kaarina Demers worked with two scientist students to monitor a motion-triggered wildlife camera and record data from a known wildlife corridor at a nearby open space property.<\/p>\n<p>Julianne and Mckenzie started their project as sixth graders during the 2015\u20132016 school year. Before they received the database program, the girls looked at the pictures only. Using the pictures, Julianne and Mckenzie helped the department analyze and identify wildlife species, the animals\u2019 patterns, and the size of their groups.<\/p>\n<p>Boulder County Parks and Open Space is interested in wildlife activity at the site as the surrounding area transitions to gravel mining in future years. Animals seen include raccoons, white-tailed deer, striped skunks, bobcats, coyotes, red foxes, squirrels, and a bear. The bear was seen last October before hibernation, and the girls hope it will come out again so they can study the bear more.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why she liked working with the camera, Julianne commented, \u201cI like being able to look at the animals and identifying them. I also like to watch and see what patterns the animals have.\u201d When Mckenzie was asked why she decided to work with the camera, she said, \u201cI get to see animals that people don\u2019t usually get to see. I also like being able to help scientists discover different things about animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq\"><p>&#8220;I like being able to look at the animals and identifying them. I also like to watch and see what patterns the animals have.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is always interesting to find new species that the camera photographs. Working with the camera is always fun and the girls have learned lots of new things with the help of their teachers and the BCPOS Education Liaison Deborah Price, like what the difference is between a mule deer and a white-tailed deer. They also learned the difference between other animals such as red foxes and gray foxes. The girls have also learned about the patterns that different animals have, like raccoons for instance. When they pass by the camera the animals are usually traveling in groups of three or four and are rarely by themselves. The students also learned that animals they thought were diurnal (active during the day) are actually nocturnal. Both girls plan to continue to work with the camera during the next school year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a very fun, exciting, and rewarding experience for me and I will never forget it,\u201d noted Julianne. Julianne and Mckenzie have been working really hard and have learned a lot. With the student\u2019s help, BCPOS can continue this long term trends analysis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-992\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-992\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bear-on-camera-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"A bear wanders by the camera at night. The picture was taken before hibernation - Julianne and McKenzie hope to see it again\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bear-on-camera-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bear-on-camera-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bear-on-camera-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bear-on-camera.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bear wanders by the camera at night. 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