On top of being a mild-mannered library guy by day, I'm preparing myself to go out into the woods and search for real invaders, who threaten to do a lot of damage -- some have done damage already. And the results of my mission will be hard data for a big academic research project.
So, ok. The invaders are just a bunch of plants. And the biggest danger is getting poison ivy or stubbing a toe.
Still, you might want to listen to a very short description here. Or, you can listen to it in this player:
Thursday, June 19, 2008
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Hi Peter, what a great way to involve the community in scientific data collection! Maybe all that GPS and plant data could be used to develop an ecology trail for biology students in future.
What a great project to be involved with. Many hands make light work - or cases like this many hands can collect a whole lot of data and make it more meaningful. It's the same principle as Wikipedia -- or vice versa.
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