For this past fall's Environmental Educators Alliance of Georgia meeting, I
put together a workshop with on-line teacher resources and class activities
(http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/~aedwards/EEAG/).  One of the mollusc activities
was tracking garden snails (follow the link to shells and on to the
tracking garden snails page).  The one thing I did notice was that in
different areas you had to use different types of cover to attract the land
snails.  For me - enamel pans worked better.  I think they liked the higher
humidity and also grazing on the algae that grew on the pans!  I have also
heard of using garden scraps to attract snails on a sidewalk so that you
can number them.
Amy
PS  If anyone trys this let me know how it works.

>I'm not disagreeing with anybody here, and I have to admit there are a lot
>more exciting things to do...  but I also secretly go outside after a good
>rain here in FL and watch the snails cross the sidewalk...  last time there
>were 32 within a 2 square foot section of concrete!  <laughing>    Marine
>species are another matter...  most of them darned ugly 'til ya clean 'em
>up.  :)    I really enjoy that part...  sort of resembles making a silk
>purse out of a sow's ear in some cases... revealing the beauty beneath all
>that ocean gunk.  ;)    Geez now everyone knows how totally weird I
>am...   I watch snails and like cleaning shells!
>
>Nancy


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