grp1_TFR



edited by LA 9/11: let me know what you think

I'm using Open Office instead of powerpoint so I saved a second version in case others have trouble opening it. It should work. I added some introductory slides and some that cover some of the points on the main conceptual model slide. Let me know if it works.

Hi Group 1 (Loiuse, Steve, Jessie)

I'm hoping this will be a good place for us to brainstorm some ideas for our assignment. Then we can create the powerpoint and upload the versions to this page. Hope it works.

Crossing my fingers, Emily

__Summary from last week and starting ground for this week:__

The presence of a healthy granitic outcrop and Piedmont prairie ecosystems that provide a learning laboratory to appreciate and learn about the two important ecosystem types and conservation in general.
 * Vision for Temple Rock Site**:


 * Scope for Temple Rock Site**:
 * The property should be protected to preserve the granitic outcrop habitat that exists. This may entail dealing with threats to that habitat that come from activities on adjacent properties such as farming, grazing animals and logging. The native successional plants we wish to protect may also face threats from invasive plants, foraging or trampling from native wildlife and trampling from human activity.
 * The property can also serve as an educational tool to show the benefit of maintaining a Piedmont prairie habitat. Educational material can be prepared to show the benefit of native species, the animals that benefit from prairie grasses and how the neighboring properties can join in on the project. Involving the neighboring landowners can have larger impacts than limiting efforts to the TLC property.

-**special species (rare, endangered, endemic, etc.) on the granitic outcrop -native field species -education/awareness about granitic outcrop
 * Targets:

-encroachment of invasive non-native species from neighboring lands -inability to burn and manage field -intense, uninvited public use -illegal dumping and littering -unauthorized vehicles on property (ATVs, dirt bikes, mt. bikes) - development of adjacent properties (would this be more direct threat, then indirect threat could be more possible foot traffic?) - logging on adjacent properties (could open up adjacent landscapes to more invasives?)
 * Direct Threats:**

-lack of funding for education/awareness program - LA wrote: I did not see this as a direct threat because they are not experiencing a decline in interest. -lack of interest in education/awareness program -development of surrounding area -> brings in more people who are likely to wander onto the area, disrupt the ecosystem process.
 * Indirect Threats:**

Power Point: