People of the Big River day 3

 

After a pleasant 6 AM wake up call, we quickly showered, ate breakfast and packed lunches so we could make it to the Spokane Tribes, Department of Natural Resources at 8 AM. We were greeted by Forestry Technician and Firefighter George Teters. George is an enrolled member of the Spokane Tribe and a dedicated and knowledgeable worker of Department of Natural Resources for over twenty years. We loaded back into the big passenger van and followed behind George as he led us to a twenty-year clear-cut site. He taught us about native species of trees that grow there and when the trees needed to be cut or kept. He showed us Diameter Breast Plate measurement method when measuring trees, using a measuring tape. We drove further down from the twenty-year-clear-cute site and located the Cottonwood Creek. At this creek we took water samples for Dr. Shusters bacteria class. So, we cleaned described the area where we were collecting the water from. We sterilized our hands, put blue medical gloves on and took turns putting Bio Paddle Agar slides in our water samples we collected for 30 seconds then poured out the water and sealed our slides. Dr. Shuster placed our slides into he incubator. We also checked the turbidity and canopy density of the creek along with the Ph and salinity. We then headed back to camp for lunch. In the afternoon we worked in teams of two to develop plans to measure a hypothesis using scientific method. We finished the day with delicious meal cooked by the amazing Monet Becenti. We also made friends with local dogs that roamed the area, they were nice company while we were away from home.

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