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Pitfall trap arthropod6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Arthropod trapping is one of several techniques we use in the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) to track environmental change over time. Our network of 32 river-side monitoring sites provides me with the opportunity to support and see all sorts of student field work. I am lucky enough to have two jobs wrapped into one. I am a classroom teacher and I co-direct a citizen science program for 10,000 students, teachers, and others. We call it “pitfalling,” and it has been a central part of our 20 year citizen science effort to better understand our Rio Grande’s riverside forest, known by its Spanish name, bosque. For 20 years, my students have been digging holes in the dirt, planting open cups, and waiting 48 hours for insects and other arthropods to fall into these traps. That way if anything jumps out it will land on your too-close partner, not you.” With those words I begin another session of pitfall trapping. Originally appears in the Summer 2016 issue Outdoor and Environmental Education (OEE) Consulting.Des idées fraîches à l’école (livre électronique).Apprentissage en Plein Air (livre électronique).Sunday School and Homeschool Curriculum.Teaching Green – The High School Years (Print).Teaching Green – The Middle Years (Print).Teaching Green – The Elementary Years (Print).Teaching about Invasive Species (Print).Teaching About Climate Change *Sold Out*. ![]() Teaching Teens about Climate Change (eBook).Teaching Teens about Climate Change (Print).Teaching Kids about Climate Change (eBook).Teaching Kids about Climate Change (Print).NOW AVAILABLE: Green Teacher 135 - Spring 2023. ![]()
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