Bianca's Thoughts On Class & The Field Trip To Calusa Nature Center:

I really enjoyed class this week. Our discussions were filled with useful information, however I didn’t like that most of the responses were redundant and a lot of class time was spent on listening to students explain one thing in particular. The field trip to the Calusa Nature Center was interesting and surprisingly I really enjoyed myself. My favorite part of the trip was watching the guy feed the alligators. I also enjoyed looking at all the cool animals that they had upstairs such as the owls, snakes, and the turtles. My favorite animal I must say was Elvis the pig. I didn’t really enjoy the trail walk, which I put most of the blame on the heat.  I did however; learn that poison ivy has three leaves coming out from a central point. Before that trip, I never knew how to identify poison ivy, and now I do. I also learned that the Virginia creeper is in the same family as poison ivy, but it actually relieves the symptoms of poison ivy.