Schedule

specs of Nahanton, length of gap, soil condition, etc Stepping stones || path completely flooded after rain, approx. 1 foot. (creek runs through trail at about 100 yards ) || (SCA 140) ||  ||
 * factor || description ||
 * rocks? || minimal ||
 * soil composition || sand, and packed dirt ||
 * water (culvert?SCA 168)
 * length of gap || n/a ||
 * length of planned trail (SCA 117) ||  ||
 * logs/trees on trail? || cleared up to little creek ||
 * south facing slope?
 * estimated work ||  ||


 * My schedule is broken up into morning and afternoon sessions. Morning sessions are approximately from 11-3, and Afternoon sessions are approximately from 4-8.

Tentative color coded location Key: Newton -black Maine- blue Argentina -red

Pre-Release Work:** March 21: Judy Dore, Nahanton Park Manager comes back from vacation, contact her(UPDATE: Email contact failed, phone followup needed) March 29: 10 Exit strategies, how are you going to get out there and do your project? March 30: Finalize location; If Nahanton Park is a no, am I going to do ME? Call Newton Parks and Recreation **6**17-796-1500 April 1: submit trail design to AMC and Dave Dannenberg for peer review.

April 4-5: Go to Nahanton to observe quality of trail. Order Decomposable dog waste bags and email conservators to see if they would be interested in sustaining the bags for the park with a yearly purchase of them. April 5-10: Draft Work April 7: Go to Nahanton to observe quality of trail. Note height of erosion and extent. April 11-13: go to parks in Santiago, take notes in journal of methods used in urban parks. April 18-20: Go to Iguazu Falls Park. keep journal of trail conditions. Spend 6-8 hours at park each day and note control points and methods to keep people out of vegetation. April 19: Talk with Iguazu Falls Park ranger, conduct interview. OR Late April: internship, push trail building to may 1-7 April 29-30 Dig Compost Site at home to see how effective one is. May1-2: Topographical mapping. Find and map out trail on topo maps, google maps, any maps possible. May 3-7: finalize proposal. ** Maine- survey trail. Map out existing route and alternate route. Take pictures of all trouble spots May 8: Volunteer calender May 22: Bay Circuit Trail Project volunteering May 24: summer schedule June 5: Mary C.P. Cummings Estate Trail Project volunteering
 * Trail Work/Project Work:
 * May 8: Spy Pond trail volunteering. (UPDATE: RAINED OUT)

Paper Work:** March 22: DRAFT #1 DUE!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 2: Noon: New outline, even less rough than original. add in any missing citations, make it thicker. April 3:: New outline, keep adding to it. it should slowly look more and more like a paper, less like an outline. Keep reader updated. April 4-5: Fit in afternoon session with reader, Ms. Dannenberg one of these days ( talk to her about moving draft #2 due date to April 25). other afternoon session spent finalizing outline with all details that are needed. April 7: talk to composter about proper composting April 8: Communicate with Newton Parks and Rec about possibility of work. April 9: Get interview with Judy Dore/Newton Parks and Rec representative. April 14: Add into outline paragraphs about urban park trails from Argentina methods. April 15-17: Work on making outline into draft, paragraph by paragraph. Minimum 1 hour work per night on this. Leave section about Argentina for after trip to Iguazu Falls. April 23-24: Finish Draft #2, completing paragraph about Argentina with Iguazu falls information. April 25: Tentative due date for draft #2. Meet with Ms. Dannenberg to discuss progress. April 24-27: During Afternoons, update draft to include what I've learned during the day. Problems, solutions, etc. update erosion section and soil section. April 27-28: During Afternoons, update draft to include what I've learned during the day. Update stepping stones and crossing water sections. April 29-30: Update "Ways I've made the park more eco-friendly" section about installation of dog waste dispenser and compost site. May 2: Draft #3 to Dannenberg May 4-9: Edit draft, final revisions May 12: Final Draft of Research paper due

May 10-14: Return to SYP class 4 days ( finalize presentations)- Work on trail if needed May 17-18: On-Campus informal mini-presentations in Lasker Auditorium May 19-21: SYP FORMAL presentations - FLH May 24-26: SYP FORMAL presentations - FLH
 * Presentation :

Other:** April 10: Fly to Argentina April 22: Arrive in Newton

May 26: SYS Gala Reception/Graduation - 6:00pm, NNHS Library

Volunteers:
 * Student ||
 * Spencer Dixon ||
 * Julia Belamarich ||
 * Sam Shames ||
 * Leah Cepko ||
 * Jack Hannah ||
 * Wynn Tucker ||
 * Alex Talishintsky ||

Volunteer Calendar: SUBJECT TO CHANGE; SUMMER SCHEDULE Click on link

