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Author: Lisa Frances LaCivita 11400 Robinwood Drive Phone: 301 790 2800 x3 The wildlife track at the Fairview Outdoor Education Center concentrated on cavity-nesting birds with special emphasis on the eastern bluebird. Fifteen fourth through seventh graders spent a week at the Clear Spring, Maryland, facility through the State Department of Education's Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Program. Participants were taught nestbox measuring and monitoring protocols based on the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology nestbox network. GPS units were used to introduce the basics of navigation and mapping. A day of hands-on GIS work in the lab at Hagerstown Community College illustrated the link between maps and databases. Visit the Web site at www.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/schoopag/otherins/fairview/giftedmain.htm. |
