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Soil Sieving

This week consisted of dirt, and lots of it! As I obtained soil samples from the bed of Long Grade Creek, I proceeded to take pictures of, dry, and sieve the sediment samples (12 total). Below is an example of the sieves (bottom left). Each sieve has a particular mesh size that separates the sediment […]

Soil Coring

Yesterday I went out to Long Grade and used a soil core, with the help of my family, to take samples of the creekbed at four sites (2, 4, 6, 8). With the soil I will be able to identify any stratification among the soil samples that may indicate erosion or deposition during rain events […]