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IPET. By Jonathan Alberts , Daniel Aranda , Jacob Ayala, Cole Gamoll , Alex Hurlbut. Goals. To reduce salinity of the soil Reduce soil erosion Reduce chance of fires Revert to regular ph levels Make the habitable for native plants M ore stable environment. What’s so bad about them?.

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IPET

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  1. IPET By Jonathan Alberts, Daniel Aranda, Jacob Ayala, Cole Gamoll, Alex Hurlbut

  2. Goals • To reduce salinity of the soil • Reduce soil erosion • Reduce chance of fires • Revert to regular ph levels • Make the habitable for native plants • More stable environment

  3. What’s so bad about them? • Ice plants are a non-native species to California. • Make the soils more acidic • Increase the salinity in soils • Outcompete native species • Possibility of creating landslides • Bring pests with them

  4. Classwork Research Website beginnings Letter Flyers got up

  5. Teaching Classes • We went to Mrs. PoloDixonand Ms. Bergfeld’s classrooms • Taught them about Ice plants and endagered species and Wallaces realms. • Ice plants was used to stabilize the soil around railroad tracks

  6. Impact on our beach • We met up with Allison from Resource Conservation Partners • IPET members and a few voluntteers went to Ventura Wetlands Reserve off of Spinnakir to learn more about the following: • Native and invasive species in the area • Animals and plant species affected by this plant • Effective ways to remove invasive species from the area

  7. Lesson • Ice plants are a plant non-native to California that grow in Chaparral biomes near the coastal areas. The main invasive ice plant hear in California is CarpobrotusEdulis. CarpobrotusEdulis is native to South America but it has spread to almost all other areas with a Chaparral biome. We talked about how when species leave out side there realm they become an invasive species. We also explained what Wallace's Realms are. We then explained that ice plants were brought over to California by coast guard to stabilize the ground for the railroad tracks. We also discuss the difference between the non-invasive delospermacooperi and CarpobrotusEdulis. We told the classes we taught to that Carpobrotus Edulis can cause mud slides if the plants get to heavy with water. We explained that most, if not all invasive species are brought in by humans to do a certain job but humans lose control over the plants.

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