People of the Big River day 9

 

The woke up at 6 am, ate breakfast and got ready for the day. We met with Marlow Fisher lead Botanist for Forest service, Sarah Garvin who oversaw the Natural Resources, Anthony Lanouza intern for Americorp. We all introduced ourselves and they told us we were there to help them do a survey for Pumice Moonwart, a small fern-like plant. Marlow and her team were conducting a study to figure out why the Pumice Moonwart firn plant species was struggling to survive in an area it once densely populated. They thought lodge pole pine was outcompeting the Moonwart. So her team cleared out lodge pole pine from an area where Pumice Moonwart once grew densely.  We grabbed flags and water containers, spread out 10 feet apart and walked slowly looking for Pumice Moonwart. We did this until lunchtime and took a break under a tree for shade. Then after lunch we finished our survey and counted our planted flags. Total flags counted was 756, without doing the data analysis they believe clearing out the lodge pole tree helped the Pumice Moonwart numbers increase. We left and drove to a gas station then to Safeway for groceries. Finally, we went to a resort to shower, head back to camp, eat a delicious dinner and go to sleep.

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