Field Kits
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Forestry Field Kit
Call Number: Location: ERC Supplemental Educational (lower level east) SD436.M6 F67 2016Students can determine the species, height, or diameter of a tree with the materials included in this kit. They can also study the annual growth rings using a borer or the water quality using a TDS meter.
Kit includes:
~ Trees of Minnesota field guide
~ Birds of Minnesota field guide
~ 12-inch plastic ruler
~ Garmin eTrex 20x GPS
~ LED 45x handheld magnifier
~ Penetrometer
~ 100-feet fiberglass measuring tape
~ TDS meter, water quality electrical tester
~ Recreational field compass
~ 3-thread increment tree borer. -
Prairie Seed Collecting KitCall Number: ERC Supplemental Educational Materials--Lower Level ; SB118.32 .P73 2022A multimodal kit with identification books and supplies in a wheeled tote. Includes: sifting pans, pruning shears, gloves, cotton muslin bags, and painter's tape
The following sites provide field kit lesson plans and activities:
Equipment
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Folding loupe with built-in case
Call Number: Map Area (1st Floor) QC373.M33 F65 2014.Three magnifiers that fold into one holding case, for examining objects closely.
Equipment Available from Media Check Out desk in the ERC (see map below)
| Item | Loan Period | Description |
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| Digital Still Camera | One Week | Basic and DSLR |
| Camcorder (video) | One week and 48 hour | Kodak Pocket camera comes with mini-tripod |
| Tripods | One week | |
| Tablet computers | One week | iPad and Windows OS |
Field Guides (some)
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Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota: The Laurentian mixed forest province
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Call Number: Lass Center (2nd floor center) QK168 .F54 2003Publication Date: 2003"Contains keys to the identification of Native Plant Communities in the Laurentian Mixed Forest (LMF) Province and fact sheets with information on community composition and structure, landscape setting, soils, and natural histories. Summaries of ecological systems highlight the ecological processes that shape the terrestrial and palustrine vegetation of northeastern Minnesota"--Preface. -
Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota. The prairie parkland and tallgrass aspen parklands provinces
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Call Number: Lass Center (2nd floor center) QK168 .F543 2005Publication Date: 2005"Contains keys to the identification of native plant communities in the Prairie Parkland (PPA) and Tallgrass Aspen Parklands (TAP) provinces; fact sheets with information on community composition and structure, landscape setting, soils, and natural history; and ecological system summaries that highlight the ecological processes shaping terrestrial and palustrine vegetation in the provinces"--Preface. -
Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota. The Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
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Call Number: Lass Center (2nd floor center) QK168 .F54 2005Publication Date: 2005"Contains keys to the identification of native plant communities in the Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province [of Minnesota]; fact sheets with information on community composition and structure, landscape setting, soils, and natural history; and ecological system summaries that highlight the ecological processes shaping terrestrial and palustrine vegetation in the province"--Preface. -
Trees of Minnesota Field Guide
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Call Number: Lass Center (2nd floor center) QK168 .T73 2001Publication Date: 2002Trees are all around, but how much do you know about them? With this handy field guide, you can make tree identification simple, informative and productive. Learn about 93 Minnesota trees, organized in the book by leaf type and attachment. Fact-filled information contains the information you want to know, while full-page photos provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification. Trees are fascinating and wonderful, and this is the perfect introduction to them.
