Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students utilizing Adopt-A-
Wetland text data and ArcView GIS software have created a Texas
wetlands regional GIS to support the location of specific
wetland sites and their species. Adopt-A-Wetland works with
Texas public schools whose classrooms "adopt" a wetland site,
then monitor, gather, and record flora, fauna, and water quality
data. The project incorporates the use of GIS into K-12
volunteer environmental monitoring and data gathering projects.
This gives their data a spatial aspect, allowing for analysis
and providing a better understanding of their world and what
they find in it. Karen Jennifer Bridges Texas A&M University-
Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive Blucher Institute of Surveying
and Science Corpus Christi, TX78412