We began our first field day yesterday. The first day was a slow start as we all tried to get familiar with the vegetation down here in New Orleans. Today however, went a lot faster as we got more familiar with the plants. It’s sad to think that so many people here have taken their […]
Today we were very productive! Plant ID had improved from yesterday and everything went by faster. I also got up close to an armadillo who didn’t seem to care that I was there.
Heute war die gleiche von gestern, aber heute war mehr effizient und meine Gruppe hatte einen guten (besseren) Rhythmus Wir anfangen um 9 Uhr und wir arbeiten bis 19 Uhr… Ich bin so müde aber den Sumpf ist nicht so schlecht. Ich mag es und heute mein Job war die “Machete Hacker” und ich hatte […]
Second day in the field was a success. Michaela, Sadie & I blew through 3 transects on Trail A and moved to Trail B where we did 6 more. (9 in total today!) We had quite a few invasive (Tallow & Chinaberry) in our Trail A transects and not as many on Trail B. Trail […]
Today we continued to work on collecting data at the Woodland Trail and Park site. We completed path A at 1200m and moved on to path B. We had some folks who help fund the project visit the site. We discussed two reasons why keeping this site preserved is important. One reason is that it […]
Research day number two was today, we got a botany lesion today which was very interesting. We learned about various species identification due to some confusion yesterday which helped groups go much quicker today.
I finally have Torrey pine sapling growth! It took longer than expected to see grow within the Torrey pine seedlings. Currently, I am monitoring the growth of these seeds every three days. They are on a strict water regime, which is based off of the Western Regional Climate Center’s weather monitoring system. This climate monitoring system … Continue reading Finally, Torrey pine growth!!!! →
Yesterday was our first day doing vegetation surveys at the Woodlands Trail Conservancy. Holly, Hayley, and I teamed up to form the Gumbo Gang and spent the day learning the lay of the land and the different vegetation which inhabits it. We finished tw…
Ich hab keine Ahnung was Tag ist was seit hier sein! Die Post von gestern war den 19/3/2016. Heute waren unser erster Arbeitstag und in meine Meinung ein bisschen langweilig, aber meine Gruppe (die Madames Leveaus) sind mit Aspen und Vanessa gut. Wir arbeiten gut und schnell zusammen. Wir identifizieren Bäume und Pflanzen und was […]
Today was our first day doing vegetation surveys at the Woodlands Trail Conservancy. Sadie, Lauren, and I teamed up to form the Machete Mamas and spent our afternoon fighting blackberry and getting to know the plants. We finished two transects today an…
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