If you are not familiar with a state park near you, find one by using your phone or ask your neighbors and friends for directions to their favorite state park or other public, forested area.
Visit the park and take a hike, or a picnic or a bike ride or a run*. Take a notebook. When you get there, access an education area or talk with a ranger and gather information about the history of the park, the main species (trees and other plants and animals) living within the boundaries, and list any issues (invasive species, fire, pollution) that the park is currently experiencing or has experienced in the past. Try to find out the average age of the trees in the forest and anything else in which you might be interested.
Write a summary of your findings (see above) and include your basic impressions of the park – Was it crowded? Were the trails clearly marked? Were there accessible areas? Would you go back? Post your summary on the discussion board and respond with questions or comments to at least two other students. The responding posts should be more that just quick questions. If you ask a question, explain why you are asking it and offer some additional information based on your own experiences.
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