We are in mid-project now and starting to prioritize. Today we went to the Tamposi first thing before the heat set in. Elanor came with us to see our sites. First we stopped at Katherine's site. Elanor helped us i.d. some trees that we were not sure about. Then Katherine and I took the dbh of trees and stumps in a 10 meter plot in order to get a better idea of the history of the site. Next we went to the vernal pool. It was almost gone! We took the pH and temp. Next we went to the wetland site to measure it and found that there was too much brush at the edge. We debated whether or not to include boots or hip waders in our materials for our lesson plan. Elanor suggested that students take an approximate measurement. Elaina and I need to decide how to deal with this set back and how to change our lesson plans and still meet our goals.
We went back to campus and worked on our lesson plans. Tomorrow we are going to meet at the Tamposi to set up cairns and spend some time at our sites deciding what is left to do. We also have to clean up our lesson plan for the class. Five and a half credits down!
- Johanna
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It is good that you are having students compare and contrast a vernal pool and another type of wetland. I think it will help them appreciate both wetlands and see the measurable differences.
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