MY SPECIAL SKILLS

In addition to being an amazing crew leader in the field, forest ecology has exposed me to some specialized equipment and computer programs:

We use the Thermocron iButtons (DS1921) to measure temperature in the field.

2048 values can be stored in the small steel buttons. The buttons are programmed to take measurements at intervals ranging from 1 to 255 minutes.

I have become fast and graceful coring trees in the field and analyzing tree cores at the Tree Core Analysis Station in the Basement of Winkenwerder. I learned from the master Mike Tjoelker.

The HydroSense Soil Water Content Measurement System is a probe with instant results. We use it for the Temporal Variation Study at the H.J. Andrews.

Hemispherical Photographer—that’s me. I’ll take pictures of the canopy and analyze them using the Gap Light Analyzer!

Working in the field with Shelley Evans has increased my bryophyte ID skills. I’ve always found mosses to be beautiful overlooked life forms, and I am thankful I can now name so many. Next I’d like to find a slime mold enthusiast.

I am Red Carded and I try to get recertified every year because fire ecology is especially interesting when you see the flames!

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