Field Trip

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Field Trip

• APES
• Friday 11/3/06

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Where are we going?

• Rock river park

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What do we need to bring?

• Lots of Layers
• Raingear
• Snacks
• Water
• NO CONTRABAND
• Good footwear
• Lunch
• Toilet paper
• DRESS for the weather
• Other NO CELL PHONESlt NO CD THINGS

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Why are we going?

• To collect research
• You need to develop an independent project
• To practice being a field researcher
• To work on leadership

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What tools do we need to gather?

• We need to make a list
• All equipment here by Wednesday
• Digital cameras
• Backpacks
• Hat
• Medical kit
• Clipboard
• Notebook paper

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Phone calls to be made

• Call the park MARY
• CALL THE PAPER POPE

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Maps

• COPY someone copy the satellite image onto white
  paper Joelle
• Make map copies for class Wojtek

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Goals

• To practice field research
• To practice setting up an experiment
• To research field methods
• To practice teamwork
• To work on leadership

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Experimental Design

• I have some websites for you to look at
• Design your experiment yourself
• Decide what you are interested in and go with it

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Transect Lines

• Transect lines
• More on Transect lines
• How do we make one? Whats the point?
• What are WE going to do with one?
• How are we going to set it up?
• Sample Data Sheets

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Quadrat Sampling

• How to set up a research study
• Other protocols
• Tree age
• How will we set up your experiment?
• Tally sheet sample

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Soil testing

• We are going to look for the following
  parameters
• pH
• Temperature
• Nitrogen levels
• Phosphorus Levels
• Potassium Levels
• How should we collect our data?
• What else can we collect?

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Importance

• Measuring trees.HOW?
• HOW DO I ESTIMATE HEIGHT?
• How do I measure A tree?
• Species density
• Calculating Species Importance Values
• How do I know what kind of tree it is?

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Habitat Assessment

• What questions should we ask?

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Teams

• Pope public relations
• Mary-facility
• Paperwork/forms Lydia, Regeena, Hannah
• forestry/tree sampling-wolfram, ebel, joelle,
• Transect lines jake, wojtek
• Quadrat sampling keri, mary
• Soil sampling caitlyn, cada, nate,
• Katie equipment organizing

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