Post #1
I'm working at Hoyt arboretum for my project, looking to help them with their mission of showing nature to a larger scale of diverse audiences. I am mainly working so far on an independent project, documenting and describing each of the 3 different ADA accessible trails at the arboretum. These trails/paths have been paved for some time, however not many handicapped people tend to visit Hoyt because of the difficult terrain to navigate. It is very helpful for the disabled community to have access to detailed descriptions and images of where they will be traveling, what they will be traveling on, and how steep the grade is. I have spent my time so far walking each of the loops thoroughly, taking pictures of each segment, and compiling all of this information into a google doc that my mentor Becky will edit before we publish to the website. Here are some segment pictures of the Overlook Trail: I have found this project difficult because I did not know, neither my mentor for tha...