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Starting the second week of the fight against the Japanese Knotweed, research was done on the best way to combat the weed, what to do with the weed and how to best get the public informed about the weed. Starting the week off the website was updated, pictures were added to increase the visual appeal of the website, however the website is far from complete. The current goal of the website is to streamline the website in that the website is more user friendly so and visually appealing. The team went out to get pictures of Japanese knotweed and the plan for those pictures are to make a comprehensive guide on how to identify the Japanese Knotweed. By creating the guide everyday people will be able to gain a better understanding of what the weed looks like, so that they’re are not unintentionally harming the environment by eradicating a native plant that is crucial to the ecosystem. On the informative side of the project this week a Facebook and twitter accounts were launched during this week. The purpose of these accounts is to spread the word on the Japanese Knotweed to the public. The social media accounts are still in the making in that they are far from ready to truly engage the average person to care and understand the environmental impacts of the Japanese knotweed. As of right now only those who are really into eradicating the weed from their backyards will care about the weed. The group came together to thoroughly think about the best way make a model. It was determined that the for the model only 2 fish tanks will be required. The size of fish tanks does not really matter because the purpose of the fish tank are to allow the viewer to see the roots of the weed and visually compare the impacts of the soil. One tank will be filled with regular soil that has not been impacted by the Japanese knotweed. The second tank will have the weed in it. Testing must be done on the soil to confirm that the weed is negatively impacting the soil. When the testing is done the results will imputed into the website. However, the results first must be converted into a format that will be easily digestible by those who know little about environmental engineering. This means that the charts and graphs will probably need to be generated. The group has also played with the idea of making videos of how to remove the weed and the different methods, along with a video of how to identify the weed. With the temperatures dropping people are less likely to go outside to look for the weed, so the best time to campaign hard to get rid of the weed would be in the warmer seasons. However, because of the time restrictions the group has to work harder to convince the average person to care and understand the environmental impact of the Japanese Knotweed.
-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 |