Hi Students and Friends!
Thank you so much for posting your comments (Especially Armondo, and Oscar!). Yes, I am now in Maryland and I am really enjoying myself and learning a lot! I hope you are doing well back at East Side (btw, I wore my East Side shirt today!).
I was never too into forest ecology while I was in school because I thought it was boring.
Well, I am so glad I am doing this project! I am learning more in depth information about forest management and I found out that a project that I am interested in, is actually done at this SERC center through its collaboration with a sister program in Belize with Dr. Fuller! The project deals with mangroves and its uses.

Anyway, for today I have 2 blog videos for you.



This video is of forest technician Nancy as she goes over what we will specifically be doing as a part of our practice of field work. These are the 3 specific objectives.



This video is of me actually performing those objectives
(My red shirt is under the grey hoodie)


We measured the diameter of the trees using the DBH tape (diameter (of tree at) breast height). The diameter is related the biomass of each tree.
Our goal is to be able to use this data to estimate the amount of carbon that each tree stores in its tissues!
Earlier that day I learned that a good estimate is:
50% of an organisms biomass is carbon storage.

Students answer these questions for me
What is biomass
What is diameter
If 50% of an organisms biomass is carbon storage, what is an estimate of the total carbon in YOUR body??