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It’s not every day you get to see a huge fuzzy spider. Out of all the interesting bugs and insects we’ve come across, this was one of the coolest!
Day 6: early start
Starting our transects at woodlands trail bright and early today. Hopefully we can get a lot
more done today.
Camera Traps at Woodlands Trail
We have been exploring the vertebrate visitors to our bottomland hardwood sites for the past several years with camera traps.
No Place I Would Rather Be
After having worked the last two days in the swamps along side some of the most knowledgeable and interesting young adults I have met in quite some time, there is only one word that comes to my mind. (No, it is not cornbread.) This word happens to be respect. Each person on this team is incredibly passionate about what we are doing. The passion of each individual seems to circulate within the group, igniting and energizing the team as a whole. This I believe, is what makes this team so unique. Each of us could be lounging pool side in California, enjoying Spring Break. Instead, we are crawling through blackberry bushes, allowing ourselves to be bait for the mosquitos, and lets not forget, mastering our machete skills simply because we care. I have the utmost respect for the amount of effort each member has contributed and feel honored to be a part of this team.
Tunnel of Blackberry
The blackberry is thick and this is what we do to it, make lovely little sharp, thorny tunnels!
Day 2 in the Swamp!
Day 2 felt a lot better than Day 1. We now have an idea of what was in store for us and we are all loving it! But it is still really hard work and long hours. That doesn’t matter because we are out here to do a job and all have a common goal.
We are all smiles after lunch ready to start out next transact, or finishing an existing one.
Thank you to the Kubota for transporting us back and forth!
Day 1 in the swamp!
What a tiring and amazing day!! We started nice and clean, not knowing what to expect.
And we left being able to identify all these different plants and all muddy!!
Treking through this was pretty fun! But watch out for snakes!
I was given the task of “Data Recorder”, which I really enjoyed because that gave me the time to learn the characterics and shapes of different plant leaves of interest.
One Big Beetle
I stumbled upon one of the largest beetles I have ever seen while cutting my way through thick blackberry. This darkling beetle was quite a spectacle to watch as it ventured into different parts of a decaying tree.
