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The first meeting happened in conference room 124 at Norwich University, where the teams for this service learning research project were created. This group has the same members as the members in CE 421 Environmental Engineering Lab. The group was then briefed by Professor Kulkarni on what is a service learning research project and what the scope of the whole project should be. After the brief the group brainstormed ideas and came up with tackling the problem of Japanese Knotweed, a very aggressive type of invasive species, and what kind of environmental impact this weed has on the environment. With the help of Professor Zemba the group was able to brainstorm ideas on how to spread the word out about the weed. The idea that the group had was to have a system that allows those who find the weed to report it in the website and how to get the public informed of the weed. An idea to get a public service announcement (PSA), was to create a model with the actual weed with a cross section of the weed to demonstrate how the weed affects the soil around it compared to soil without the weed. Also have another PSA just to have a wider reach of the public to be aware of the presence of the weed and how they con refer to our website on how to get rid of the weed without aiding the weed spread and invade more of Vermont and around the Dog River. After coming up with the project and how to go about the project the group then made a website. At this point early October, the group has not yet completely squared away the website. The reason for the incomplete website is learning how to build and effective website along with implementing tools for the public to use so that they can get involved and start the movement against the Japanese knotweed in the Dog River and the Northfield VT, area. The groups have also visited the Dog River to get a general idea of the spread of the Japanese Knotweed in the area. This has allowed the group to become more familiar with the weed so that the group can refine the tactics to use against the weed. The group has also done research on the weed to gain a better understanding on the environment and how the weed is able to spread. After a brief talk with Professor Kelly the group learned that there are surveys done of the Dog River’s movement meaning how the river bends and how those bends change throughout the years. This means the groups can see how the weed has spread and the effects on the Dog River’s movement along with the effect the weed has on the soil and the plants around it. Overall the groups Dirty Lads have formed the group Shogun Knot Swat to combat the Japanese knotweed and how to inform the public of the environmental impacts of the weed and how they are can take action on the weed. Vincent Nguyen
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the Dirty LadsThe group was first formed in late August of 2018 and since then, founded Shogun Knot Swat Oct. 2018 at Norwich University. The members consist of Brian Betz, Alonzo Hilario, Vincent Nguyen and Pat Ryan. ArchivesCategories |