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Second day in the field
We spent a long day in the Woodlands Conservancy continuing to survey vegetation transects. Lauren and Kelsey from my group discovered a plant species that hadn’t been found in the conservancy before.
Plant ID with Tom Huggins
Dr. Huggins gives us a lesson on how to identify male and female White Mulberry.
Video: http://youtu.be/I64oKtX0b7Q
Blackberry forever
It’s a little warmer today than yesterday but that means it’s a little drier! We found where all the blackberry was hiding on our last couple of transects but when all you have is blackberry to count it makes the work go a lot faster 
Surveying Woodlands Trail: Getting Up and Running
Sunday saw both the let-up of rain and our hard core Service Learning switch get thrown to “on.” We began with a morning of orientation about the ecology and management of the system and by noon were hitting our annual surveys in support of Woodlands Conservancy’s long-term conservation efforts.
a long days work
Walking back to base camp after surveying all day with some great people.
Day 4
The swamp ecosystem has a diverse range of animal life and some of the biggest bugs I have ever seen. Many of these bugs I have never seen before. The picture below shows an ant the size of my finger nail.
Mr Bushwaker
Reiley getting some exposure.
Day 4
Today was our first day at woodland’s conservancy doing restoration work. It was a long day but very rewarding. Kinda of like the swamp ecosystem.
Our Reward
Our hard work was greatly rewarded with an exceptionally beautiful sunset.
