How many students participate in classes or field trips?
The number varies from year to year. Our total summer enrollment, from all colleges and universities, is 70 to 80 students, and we are working to increase that number. The UI and ISU consistently send the most students. Popular classes include ecology, prairie ecology, plant taxonomy, conservation biology, and the ecology and systematics of diatoms. There’s also a new class this August in aquatic toxicology and wetland dynamics. Last year, more than 800 people participated in educational programs at Lakeside. Many others attended meetings and retreats. Can you share a favorite memory or anecdote from your work with Lakeside—what is most rewarding about your job? It is especially fun to work with children because they get so excited when they encounter even a small, ordinary creature like a frog or turtle. Last September we hosted a group of 24 Talented and Gifted students from the Pocahontas schools, leading them right into a marsh to see what lives there. Their enthusiasm was really c
