Aiken+Green+Roof

**Group Members:**
Jen Diehl - jldiehl@uvm.edu Nick Warren - ntwarren@uvm.edu Ben Galligan - bgalliga@uvm.edu

Meetings: Monday: 3:30 Thursday 4/27 at 9:15am

Final Screen Recording Final power point Final script Pictures

Final Project draft Draft Tour style
 * start on second floor; show live feed camera.
 * Walk up to third floor; discuss data logger/tipping buckets in front of tipping buckets
 * Walk into main meeting room; power point on the rest
 * Soil test
 * Mysterious plant
 * Fertilizer
 * Have a back story on aiken and the green roof
 * good weather vs bad weather plan

Draft 2 Entire presentation with all three of us on the roof. Start with Ben filming Nick. Nick Gives overview: Ben films Jen: Ben hands phone to Nick:
 * Green roof layout from each sample to tipping buckets
 * Use of roof water in the future?
 * Data logger stolen
 * Explains which beds have new plant
 * how plant likely got into beds
 * what plant is
 * Ben discusses soil tests
 * What factors might be the reason for the new plant
 * Discuss fertilization of beds


 * A lot of what we do for our project depends on what we can accomplish. Live feed needs a camera still**


 * Dates:**
 * 4/6: Outline/Idea for final presentation**
 * 4/20: Presentation of draft for final presentation**
 * 4/27: Work on final presentation**
 * 5/4: Final presentation for the public (potentially come early for set up)**
 * Screen Capture For Video**

Goals: ** Analysis of bed diversity Data Analysis (Data) > New Data Loggers > Fertilizer
 * Taking Photos plants in Biochar beds
 * Test soil in biochar bed and regular bed
 * Analyzing the differences between them
 * Meet with plant specialist to ID the specimen
 * [[file:green roof soil data.xlsx]]
 * Obtaining data already gathered
 * Crunching raw data and portraying graphically
 * Compressing information to help move towards writing a research paper
 * Research and discussion with Gary about available funds for new data loggers (insurance money)
 * Figuring out the logistics of hiring someone to help program it
 * Researching best fertilizers (organic)
 * Looking into possible spray fertilizers
 * Purchasing fertilizer
 * Applying fertilizer
 * Look at previous year fertilizer use to find out how much we need

Water Bucket Review > Live Feed
 * Set one of our meeting days for supplemental instruction about water buckets i.e. cleaning and calibrating
 * Start removing buckets (8)
 * Clean buckets
 * Calibrate the buckets
 * Being put in contact with person in charge of screen in Aiken lobby
 * Getting access to live feed on roof
 * Connect live feed to screen
 * Email Seth O'Brian (send it to Gary first)
 * Iphone C case
 * The Green Roof Feed

Soil Test
 * Split soil box into thirds and do multiple tests per section
 * Find out if depth is important for nutrient testing
 * pH test

Webinar
 * Cross reference webinar with summary of it