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Castle Earth was a children's
museum in Ventura County. They were kind enough to provide us
with this portion of the site. Castle Earth's year 2000 workshop program was Plant Identification. Please visit the children's efforts.
One child, a 13 year old, documented the program into a plant
identification web program. The children, from 8 to 15 years
old, learned life science, survival aides, gained field work
experience and used research techniques. They shot all
the pictures. They hiked, in one summer, 100 miles and
had a great time. Each year we continue to build upon the
wonderful efforts of these kids and add new plants and their uses on a
regular basis. |
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Click the image above to enter the plant
identification section |
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Note about
the project: The children doing
this project were incredible. Not only did they show passion for
this project, but determination as well. Many plants found in
America, today, are not "Native" here. They have
become "Naturalized", which means they were brought from
somewhere else, planted here, and they propagated and thrived.
When researching, the children used approximately ten different books,
including: Encyclopedia Britannica, The Almanac, Illustrated Guide to
Herbs, European Herbs, and several field guides of Deserts- Santa
Monica Mountains- and others. To the best of our knowledge, the
information is accurate and correct, but there are hundreds of
variations occurring. |
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