Day 4: Those tricky trees

This is a video of our team trying to identify a tree. Sometimes it is tricky. I asked you yesterday what characteristics we could use to perform such a task. How did you do? We had a very productive day as our team measured trees in 10- 10m X 10m plots. That's 1000 m2 in case you didn't care to do the math. The weather was amazing with temperatures in the upper 50's to mid 60's. It sprinkled on us a couple of times but we just donned our rain coats and carried on. This evening we have a lecture covering the Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change. It includes an activity and should run until 7:00 pm ; after which, we will have dinner. I took a stroll after dinner to call my husband and saw a fox. He had white tips on his tail and was quite beautiful. It is the first live animal (other than birds) that I have seen.

Tomorrow there is an 80% chance of rain and then Friday it drops to a 70% chance. I really hope that it holds off as we only have 4 plots left to measure. We are the last team of the season and I really don't want to let this project down. We were informed that we have been one of the most enthusiastic teams to participate.

I would like for you to write down at least 5 questions that you would like to ask during our video conference which I hope will take place on Friday if all goes well. I cannot believe that the week is almost over. I have been having a great time learning something new and feeling like I am making a contribution to something larger. I may never know the results of the study as it will not end for five years, but I can take home that what I have done here this week added knowledge to our understanding.

Will blog again tomorrow. L Rohrer signing off.