A few weeks ago I set up the greenhouse on the CI campus for germination trials of Santa Cruz Island Bush Mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus). I’m happy to report that some of the seeds have germinated! So far I have around fifteen seedlings, and hope to get more over the coming weeks.
Spring Break was spent in New Orleans with Dr. Sean Anderson. Dr. Anderson has been taking a class to NOLA for the last ten years to do wetland restoration, build community gardens and farms, and learn about the history and culture of the city. We spent eleven days in NOLA, and it was a remarkable experience.
After a little over 10 full days in New Orleans, I am having a hard time getting back into the swing of things. The trip was amazing, to say the least. I learned so much about the ecology, history, culture, and cuisine of such a unique place. We worked hard and the days were long but it was so much fun and such a rewarding experience. You can go to our class blog here, to read more about our adventures in the Woodland Conservancy wetland forest, building food gardens, and experiencing NOLA culture/food.
There are about 6 weeks left in the semester and it is crunch time! Next week I will be headed to Santa Rosa Island for my last data collection which I am looking forward to. More project updates to come next week after I decompress from New Orleans!
I am looking in to using Kernel Density Vs Buffer zones to delineate possible grove expansion in the future. The March 11-13 was good even though it rained the first day I got another 200 trees complete. the next trip is on April 1-3 and i should be able to do something similar that trip.
Today was a good day! i went to the greenhouse to water and found five seeds that had germinated. I was getting a little worried because it had been about three weeks with no change
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