Mapping Research

For our mapping assignment my group has chosen to focus on the trees shown on the tree work and discussing native versus non native foliage, comparing their locations on campus and re-asserting the purpose of the tree walk and Elon as a botanical garden as an educational tool. The next, and most important, step that we need to take is going on the tree walk and actually documenting the location of the respective trees on campus. We have already acquired a copy of the tree walk from which we are able to identify our subjects as native and non-native, however there are 90 types of trees on Elons campus so we must determine as a group which trees to focus on, currently we are thinking about exclusively mapping the trees that are labeled on campus, that way our results will illustrate which type of trees, native or non-native, Elon feels deserve to be labeled. I would hypothesize that there is a greater number of non-native trees labeled in comparison to native ones.

Our mapping project is concerned on re-directing the origin of the tree walk, setting it at the community garden to draw attention to the space that we will be renovating over the rest of the term. We also will be displaying facts and statistics juxtaposed with eco-friendly alternatives.