Growing a Wild NYC Webinar Powerpoint for Telspan viewing

During the webinar we’re going to:  Give a status update on Year 2 including showing photos of some field visits.  Get feedback from teachers on how they’re doing/what they need, particularly ask if anyone has been doing growing experiments and, if not, suggest things they can do as far as those experiments go.  Discuss next steps – preparing for January 2016 classroom visits. Discuss W-9s if we’re still missing forms and $250 stipend. I will prepare SignUp Genius for January visits once we get spreadsheet about staff from Jeanette.  I think it would be good to prepare and share a linear calendar/timeline of upcoming activities for the program that we can share via Telspan (add/edit as you like – the more specific we can get, the better).

Status update on Year 2  Dan, you can explain what you’ve been doing with the kids and talk about the phenological data collection and the status and next steps for those?  Field Trip photos: Preview PS 686 photos vjVx4IYAejHQvN8FitOwvilvRwPVr1Vz6uoi3UX8a acB- JDuGsaNJEYOKAOFA?key=aWRWLXM4T2c1c Gg0eU41bUtQNVpNeHhtRUg5TVZR vjVx4IYAejHQvN8FitOwvilvRwPVr1Vz6uoi3UX8a acB- JDuGsaNJEYOKAOFA?key=aWRWLXM4T2c1c Gg0eU41bUtQNVpNeHhtRUg5TVZR

Post Field Trip Feedback  Plant growth experiments:  How are they going?  Suggestions between teachers?

Anticipated in January  Seeds delivery & stratification  Via intern  Stipends

Timeline  January - Stratification: Students will plant seeds in seed trays, with soil from the place where plants are to be planted, water and cover in plastic for outdoor stratification at their schools.  March – School garden consultation #2  March – Germination: Students will bring their stratified seeds indoors and place them under grow lights and implement their plan for growing robust seedlings and for watering them over April break.

Timeline  March-April – Germinated seedlings are stepped up (after first and second set of visible leaves) to cell trays  May – School garden consultation #3  May – Transplanting at the garden and at the park (ID with Dan preferred location)