On May 13 I took data solo in the morning. Waking up at site A14 meant that my walk to the center of the site took 30 seconds, which was nice. It took way too long to do each site, as I had to manage every aspect of data collection myself: the 5 meter string which we use to find the edge of the plot, the diameter tape, the clipboard with the datasheet, the tree ID, and the not falling due to the treacherous footing. With A14 and A15 done, I packed up and went to campus for water. After unceremoniously walking into the proctor pond, I took the opportunity to lie in the sun.
Later in the afternoon, Laura, Isabel and I rode in the woodlands truck up meadowlark and took data on sites H14 and H15. We pulled plenty of ticks off of ourselves, and I practiced my tree ID. Black Cherry and Black Birch have similar bark, but I can now tell them apart from their leaves.
As of right now, I have worked 33.5 hours for senior project.
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