Week 1

Lecture: Identifying Native Oaks – Make Your Own Field Guide

Lab: Oak Hunt, Pick Your Oak Tree – Observation Day 1

Week 2

Lecture: How a Tree Works, Structure and Function

Lab: Transpiration and Photosynthesis, Observation Day 2

Week 3

Lecture: The Web of Life Around an Oak Tree

Lab: Web of Life Observations, Observation Day 3

Week 4

Lecture: Oak Homes for Wildlife

Lab: Wildlife Home Scavenger Hunt, Observation Day 4

Week 5

Lecture: Focus on Birds

Lab: Bird Walk – species tally, Observation Day 5

Week 6

Lecture: Focus on Insects

Lab: Gall Walk, Observation Day 5