One of the many benefits of joining a club at St. Petersburg College is the ability to get off campus and participate in activities and volunteer events.  If you are interested in science and the great outdoors, one of the clubs that might be of interest is the Tri Beta National Biological Honor Society.  Based on the Clearwater Campus, Tri Beta’s goals are stimulation of scholarship, dissemination of scientific knowledge and promotion of biological research.  One way that we have accomplished this is by working with the City of Clearwater to adopt Moccasin Lake Nature Park in Clearwater.

This past Saturday March 12th, Tri Beta members, along with some of our NSF STEM scholars, spent the morning helping beautify the park.  One of the projects included planting a butterfly garden with plants that will serve as food source to butterflies, and later the birds and reptiles that are cared for at Moccasin Lake.

In addition to planting, the group also spent multiple hours helping to remove the invasive Caesar weed (Urena lobata).  This invasive species native to India and tropical Asia, has taken a foothold in the park and has become a target for removal and park restoration.

If you are interested in participating in activities with Tri Beta, or to find out more information about the club: http://spctribeta.weebly.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/SPC-Tribeta/492748700861794?p

To find out more about what our STEM Scholars are doing or how to become a STEM Scholar: http://www.spcollege.edu/stem-scholarship/