There seems to be more and more new Torrey pines sprouting, but there are still only a few, so far, that have germinated. Although, I believe that they take longer to germinate due to the shell being thick and hard to break open (Image 1). Right now, majority of the growth is the leaf litter … Continue reading Common Garden Update →
Today was the end of the trip, after data entry and a good speech from Dr. Andersons we went to see the Easter parade in the French Quarter. We also took water samples from the Mississippi River to look for microplastics.
Field work! Today we were out in the woodland forest doing more data collection. We saw some cool local animals and birds like armadillos and cardinals.
We went to a non profit organization called Grow Dat and helped around the farm for a couple of hours which was another opportunity so see how a farm functions. Later we when to a jazz orchestra which was really extraordinary music.
Most of our students opted to sleep in during their final day in New Orleans. The predicted heavy rains arrived just after midnight and have not let up since, making a literal and figurative wash of our final field day. While their compadres snoozed a few of the bravest souls and I shuffled off to […]
Today we woke up and left our hotel at 8. At 9 we started our transects. About 10 minutes in it started to rain (more like pour). When the rain had passed Michaela, Sadie and I made a”How-to” video on how we conduct our transects. In all, we worked for 10 hours today with a […]
Yesterday we went to a non-profit farm called Grow Dat. They grow crops for the local community and involve high school students in order to educate them and occupy their time after school and on the weekends. For this service we pulled weeds and placed a plastic covering over the newly crafted rows. When we […]
Today we were out in the wetlands surveying, finally saw an Armadillo! Last night we went to see Irvin Mayfield and the Jazz Orchestra play which was a special treat. The talent in this city is phenomenal and the culture is beautiful. This trip has been a crazy ride that I will never forget, and […]
Today we went back to Woodlands Conservancy to continue our fieldwork. The purpose of us doing fieldwork at Woodlands is so we can count and measure the types of native and invasive species we see along the trail. We walk along every trail there, and every 50 meters, we walk 100 meters into the forest and […]
Ich bin so müde und ich will nach Hause gehen. Wir haben ganz viel Transects gearbeitet und jetzt gehen wir Abendessen essen. Letzte Nacht hier in NOLA… Gott sei Dank!
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