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DTA: Program Data

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Joshua Tree National Park. As our database grows, visitors will be able to view program data collected for each plant by the following database elements. (Note: these links are not yet enabled. Please check later.). Trunk or Stem Crown Circumference. Trunk or Stem Crown Diameter. Estimated Age of Plant. Authorized Student and Administrator Login: (authorization required to enter data). Making Environmental Education Irresistible. Joshua Tree National Park. Official NPS Web site:. Joshua Tree National Park.

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DTA: Downloads

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Joshua Tree National Park. This site makes use of Adobe Reader (PDF). Adobe Reader is a free download available from the Adobe Web site. Student Field Log Sheet. To download the log sheet in Adobe PDF format. Focus plants of the discovering the ancients program. To download the Focus Plants in Adobe PDF format. Key codes and definitions. To download the Key Codes in Adobe PDF format. Making Environmental Education Irresistible. Joshua Tree National Park. Official NPS Web site:. Joshua Tree National Park.

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DTA: Methods, Procedures & Protocols

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Joshua Tree National Park. Program Methods, Procedures and Protocols:. 1 Establish study areas and transect grids for researchers. Groups of 4-5 students will be assigned to a study area. 2 Researchers will measure and tag focus plants in their transect grid areas. Focus plants will include:. Other plants may be measured and tagged. 4 All plants measured will be tagged. 5 Measurements will be recorded on data log sheets and entered into a website database. Location of Study and Vegetation Class/Type.

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DTA: Participate in The DTA Program

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Joshua Tree National Park. Discovering the Ancient Program. High school teachers wanting their students to seriously assist in real scientific data collection, as well as contribute to an on-going study, should contact the park’s education specialist to participate in the Discovering the Ancients study in Joshua Tree National Park. EMAIL AT JOTR EDUCATION@NPS.GOV. The Institute works hard to embrace, learn from, and share the profound insights, knowledge, and wisdom of scientists, researchers, storytelle...

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Discovering the Ancients

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Joshua Tree National Park. Discover the Ancients. Help a Scientist. And, the planet. The field information you help collect and enter into this computer database will provide valuable data to National Park scientists and to the community. This field data will also assist researchers in calibrating the age-dating tools to our local and regional plant growth conditions. Making Environmental Education Irresistible. Joshua Tree National Park. A brief description of Joshua Tree National Park, including weblin...

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DTA: The SummerTree Institute

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Joshua Tree National Park. About The SummerTree Institute. The SummerTree Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, organized to provide new and refreshing viewpoints toward our environment, our place in it, and our responsibility to it. The Discovering the Ancients program is one of the many ways that the Institute brings students, teachers, scientists and the community together to learn from the environment and to help protect it for future generations. To learn more about The SummerTree Ins...

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DTA: Study SItes

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Joshua Tree National Park. Click on a thumbnail below to see an enlarged image. Black Rock Canyon Site. Mojave Mixed Woody Scrub. Mojave Pinyon and Juniper Woodland. Sonoran Creosote Bush Scrub. Mojave Creosote Bush Scrub. The SummerTree Institute is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation, organized to provide new and refreshing viewpoints toward our environment, our place in it, and our responsibility to it. Making Environmental Education Irresistible. Joshua Tree National Park. Official NPS Web site:.

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Wonders of Nature : The Power of Plants

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The Power of Plants. The Power of Plants. SW Natives for Food & Healing. Gardening with CA Natives. CA Natives for Hi-Desert Yards. Yard & Garden. Notes from Songbird Cottage. Plant of the Month. This Month in Your SW Yard. Events & Classes. Mushrooms to the Rescue! Mushrooms peeking up above ground often tell of the presence of root partner relationships below ground. Mycorrhizae: A Hidden Partnership. Between Plants and Fungi. A powder of brown spores is released by a mushroom across the soil. The dese...

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Yard & Garden : The Power of Plants

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The Power of Plants. The Power of Plants. SW Natives for Food & Healing. Gardening with CA Natives. CA Natives for Hi-Desert Yards. Yard & Garden. Notes from Songbird Cottage. Plant of the Month. This Month in Your SW Yard. Events & Classes. Plant of the Month. Everything about this plant makes it a desert gardener’s delight: extreme drought-tolerance, very low maintenance, suitability for both formal and casual landscapes, attractive clumping habit, and glowing spines for added interest. Plant Form: Eve...

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Why Plant Native? : The Power of Plants

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The Power of Plants. The Power of Plants. SW Natives for Food & Healing. Gardening with CA Natives. CA Natives for Hi-Desert Yards. Yard & Garden. Notes from Songbird Cottage. Plant of the Month. This Month in Your SW Yard. Events & Classes. Let’s change our way of thinking: pick the plant that fits the place, and not change the place to fit the plant. Native plants take care of themselves because they evolved to grow naturally in your own back yard. Desert native plants, in particular, thrive in...Nativ...