Hi,

Sounds like the bull kelp would be great as a project; we should meet at some point in the coming weekend/week to decide on a procedure for it, though. (And think about how we could possibly involve physics; maybe something dealing with the effects of tides on the kelp; I think elasticity was mentioned at some point . . . )
We could also look at the role of kelp forests as an important habitat around here, that would be interesting, though maybe difficult to do hands-on research on the day of the project. We could still do research on it and include it, though.
For now, we should decide on a time to meet, though.

-Alex