Fall Whidbey Island Fieldtrip was Cold but Successful!

On November 3-4, 26 students participated in our long-term monitoring survey at the DeBell Tree Farm on Whidbey Island.  The weather did not dissuade the students from the task at hand and we had a productive sampling experience in the forest and on the pond.  I am always amazed at what the students are able to accomplish and learn on this fieldtrip.  We had a great group of students who bonded well, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and our senior leader-who was a crew boss mentor for the new crew bosses.

On the ferry ride over to Whidbey.

Getting to know you activities.

Getting to know you-screaming toes!

Getting to know you activities.

Team building-getting to know you.

The cows-always a big draw!

Doing a hike to the sampling sites.  Rain and snow this day!

Shaking the trees for insects and other invertebrates at a sample site.

Measuring DBH for our forest studies.

Tree huggers at the grandmother tree. Red Western Cedar.

Plankton tow at the pond!

Sharing out of data.

Sharing out of data from the ecological studies.

Ferry ride back home and group shot and BT signs.