Day 257: Seven young citizen scientists (one of whom declined to be in the photo) earned their Girl Scout Ranger Resource Stewardship badges today. The girls, their three leaders, Ranger Kevin, Centennial Ambassador Ian and I helped them gather phenological data for several species of wildflower alongside the trail to Myrtle Falls (Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park). The girls observed and photographed plants, recording species names (scientific or common), growth phase (leaf, bud, flower or seedhead), as well as GPS coordinates to match each of their photographs. The information and photos will be uploaded to a website when they return home. This session followed an earlier one with me on Thursday, learning the art of "field-guide" photography (as opposed to art photography). These young ladies should be very proud of themselves for the service they have rendered to the Park!
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