Forests

The first major portion of the course focused on forests. We analyzed the tree composition of a forest on South Bass Island and compared it to a forest on Kelley's Island. This is us with all our stuff on Kelley's (right). We learned techniques for taking a random sample of trees, collected data on forest density, and learned to identify different species of trees (like the bladdernut).



While on Kelley's, we stopped to see the glacial grooves (left) as well as the abandoned quarries, and saw quite a bit of succession taking place. Great stuff for Earth Science, which I teach during the school year!