Tuesday, December 12, 2017

closing 2017

December saw the end -at least for the rainy season- of the forage biomass experiment in which we measured grass and forb production along a gradient of tree cover. The three day fieldwork visit extended into six, not only because the herb quadrants left unharvested for over six months had grown quite a lot, but mainly because everything that I plan usually takes twice the amount of time. One somehow remains optimistic.
Up in the mountains the sky was delightfully busy with high-flying vultures and hawks. And so were workers hurrying to finish the metal dome for the town's basketball court (soon to inaugurate). It was a work-demanding but very pleasant field visit, goodbyes ending with a 'happy holidays & see you in March'.


a square meter of (to harvest and dry) herbs, quantified


circling

raising the dome in California