Canopy Transects and Salamander Data
Mood:  energetic
Topic: Biodiversity
Today we hiked up to two sites to do data collection.  At the first site, we checked the salamander "hotels"  We classifed, measured and weighed the salamanders we found in the traps.  It was amazing.  We classified the following:  Santeetlah, Seal, Black Bellied, Imitator, Spring and Blue Ridge Two lined.  We were surprised to see such a diverse population.  At the second site, I did Canopy Transects.  This is where we measure and classify the trees that provide shade for the stream.  We classified Birch, Beech, Tulip Poplar, Hemlock, Dog hoggle, and Rhodehedron(I need to check my spelling on this one.  This was amazing and I have decided that we will do a Biodiversity Inventory at school this next year!