I started today with getting lost on my way to B13. Don’t worry, I found it, but not after fighting 3 separate beech trees (I won all three, cry about it beeches) and one wet boulder (I don’t want to talk about it, OK?). Of note, red oak regeneration is at B13! I then returned to campus for lunch, and after attended the exclusive proctor academy triannual forest ecology conference (FERn final presentations). Shirley and Lagan both studied disturbances in the woodlands, and presented their research. Shirley specifically looked at the differences between the anthropogenic fire and logging in the research forest, while Lagan looked at the influences of pasture and plow farming has even years down the line on a new growth forest. They both did excellent work.
After that, I went to go finish up the B transect with Alan, and we finished B11 and B12. B11 had four hop hornbeams in the canopy around and in the site, which is very unusual, as it’s usually in the midstory and understory. Alan got to see some birds and got a little more practical field experience.
After that, we hiked down, got dinner, and then I hiked all the way back up, to camp at mud pond shelter. The weather app claims a low of 56 degrees, but we’ll see how that goes. I’ve done a total of 59.1 hours of work so far, and pictures will come tomorrow. Toodle do!
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