Clutch

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Clutch

• Field Group Hanna, Sarah, Sara, Melissa, Rob,
  Alex, Patrick, Vincent, Britta, Kayla, Fiona,
  Marie
• Instructors Heidi, Carrie, Mike

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Welcome To The Brook

• Location
• N 44 28.85
• W 73 10.80
• Dimensions
• 1 m 22 cm across
• 21.25 cm at center
• Temperature
• 62F at 6 in deep
• Water pH 6.8
• Soil pH 8
• Light 5621 lux
• Dissolved O2 74
• Salinity 7.53 mg/L
• Conductivity 3.45microS
• Average Water Speed 7.15 cm/sec
• Carbon Capacity476 lb/100 sq M

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Local Life

• Wildlife
• Frogs
• Snails
• Crayfish
• Small Fish
• Ants
• Mosquitoes
• Eggs

• Vegetation
• Plot 1
• 70 Grass
• 20 Jewelweed
• 30 Goldenrod
• Plot 2
• 50 Grass
• 5 Ferns
• 20 Unidentified Herbs
• 2 Goldenrod
• 2 Bedstraw
• 40 Jewel Weed

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Soil Analysis

• Properties
• Presence of Clay, Silt, and some Sand
• Wet
• Iron
• Oxidation
• Reduction
• Evidence of constant water (wetland)
• Water table
• 31 in near stream
• 35 in on hill

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Welcome To The Power Line Stream

• Location
• N 44 28.794
• W 73 11.060
• Dimensions
• 1 m 47 cm across
• 7.5 cm Deep
• Temperature
• 65 at 3 in
• Water pH 6.9
• Soil pH 8.2
• Light 147990 lux
• Dissolved O2 74
• Salinity 7.04 mg/L
• Conductivity 1.31 microS
• Average Water Speed 5.2 cm/sec
• Carbon Capacity0 lb/100 sq M

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Local Organism

• Wildlife
• Evidence of deer and moose
• Frog
• Small fish
• Unidentified insects
• Mosquitoes
• Tadpoles

• Vegetation
• Plot 1
• Grass- 65
• Flowers- 25
• Other- 10
• Plot 2
• Grass 90
• Flower 2
• Other 8
• Plot 3
• Strawberries
• Maple Seedlings
• Goldenrod
• Jewelweed
• Other
• Grass
• Yellow water buttercup

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Soil Analysis

• Properties
• Presence of sand clay and silt.
• Layer of roots enclosed in B layer on hill
• Little organic material
• Wet
• Constant, reduced color
• Little or no oxidation

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Welcome To The Beaver Pond

• Location
• N 44 28.678
• W 73 10.886
• Dimensions
• 23 m 60 cm across
• 49 cm Deep
• Temperature
• 68
• Water pH 7.1
• Soil pH 7.5
• Light 2300 lux
• Dissolved O2 54.4
• Salinity 4.94 mg/ L
• Conductivity 1.325 milliS
• Average Water Speed N/A- Stagnant
• Carbon Capacity7392 lb/100 sq M

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Local Organisms

• Wildlife
• Evidence of beavers
• Mosquitoes
• spiders

• Vegetation
• Plot 1
• Ferns- 90
• Grass- 4
• Goldenrod- 3
• Wood Sorrel- 1
• Hemlock Sapling- 1
• Japanese Barberry- 1
• Plot 2
• Cinnamon Fern- 90
• False Helboar- 5
• Oak Sapling- 5
• Plot 3
• N/A

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Soil Analysis

• Properties on hill
• Presence of clay and silt
• Small amounts of reduction but mostly oxidation
• Distinct layers

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Coring a Tree
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Did you know

• The total amount of gas used by the cars of
  Clutch members to drive to GIV was 34.5 gallons!!!

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