HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 16-130 Lindsey Truxel's 4th Grade Class Update
McCALL CITY COUNCIL **REVISED** 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 16-130
Meeting Date May 26, 2016
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
An update on from Mrs. Truxel’s 4th Grade class on their Knapweed Weevil Project and Barbara Morgan Elementary School’s Student Council’s Update
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Mrs. Truxel’s 4th grade class, as students of conservation and ecology, are working to monitor, improve, and understand our fragile ecosystem. They are working on projects to help and
understand our ecosystem. The class is trying to get rid of knapweed, which is an invasive plant that kills native plants that are important to our ecosystem. The knapweed tells the
native plants to die, so the animals no longer have as many native plants to eat. It also spreads toxin through the soil. The class uses knapweed weevils to help kill knapweed.To get
rid of knapweed, they placed 200 knapweed weevil on a site located at the school. The knapweed weevil has two different types, root weevil and flower head weevil. The knapweed weevil
is a host specific insect meaning it only eats knapweed. The Class will share a brochure with the Council that they put together on knapweed.
Jameson Greaves, BMES Student Council will give a brief update to the Council.
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