Project:

St. Mary’s Invasive Plants Barcoding Investigation Proposal

Students:

Andrew Shillingford, Afiwa Afandalo, Yanelly Perez

School:

University Heights High School, The Bronx

Mentors:

Patricia Pena Carty

Abstract:

The specific goal of this experiment is to find if any plants have been brought in from other countries. Because of the high immigrant population in the Bronx, we think that there is a high chance of finding some trees that have been brought here from overseas. Also to see if the plants coming from overseas is doing positive or negative harm to our community. This experiment is also trying to see if there is any solution or anything we as a community can do to keep the bronx as clean and as healthy as we can. If there is anything we can do to prevent this issue from happening to make sure the Bronx and NYC is as clean as possible. It is good to have diverse plants in this community but also we have to make sure it is doing nothing but positivity to our health. If not the issue of these plants doing harm to us will do nothing but harm not just the bronx but the whole NYC as whole will continue to rise and we will all be affected.

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