Abstract
A community partnership between the Collins Academy, Jefferson, Texas, and the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, developed a plan to manage the 38-acre Port Jefferson History and Nature Center, located on Big Cypress Bayou. Students used knowledge of the resources, GPS (global positioning systems), ArcGIS 10.4, presentations, and posters to complete the project. The reflection and feedback with the community partners continued throughout the project and as guidance for future work. This partnership instilled in participating students the value of incorporating service learning into development of professional relationships for continued cooperation in vegetation removal, construction of gardens for the monarch butterfly and the Neches River rose mallow, and trail modifications. The project received a service-learning award for engaged student learning.
Recommended Citation
Kulhavy, David L.; Unger, Daniel; Grisham, Ryan; and Endlsey, Gary
(2017)
"Service Learning for the Port Jefferson History and Nature Center: Senior Capstone Forestry Course,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 9:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol9/iss2/5
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