1. 1 Clutch Field Group: Hanna, Sarah, Sara, Melissa, Rob, Alex, Patrick, Vincent, Britta, Kayla, Fiona, Marie *** Instructors: Heidi, Carrie, Mike

2. 2 Welcome To The Brook Location: N 44° 28.85’ W 73° 10.80’ Dimensions: 1 m 22 cm across 21.25 cm at center Temperature: 62°F at 6 in deep Water pH: 6.8 Soil pH: 8 Light: 5621 lux Dissolved O 2 : 74% Salinity: 7.53 mg/L Conductivity: 3.45microS Average Water Speed: 7.15 cm/sec Carbon Capacity:476 lb/100 sq M

3. 3 Local Life Wildlife –Frogs –Snails –Crayfish –Small Fish –Ants –Mosquitoes Eggs Vegetation –Plot 1: 70% Grass 20% Jewelweed 30% Goldenrod –Plot 2: 50% Grass 5% Ferns 20 % Unidentified Herbs 2% Goldenrod 2% Bedstraw 40% Jewel Weed

4. 4 Properties: –Presence of Clay, Silt, and some Sand –Wet –Iron Oxidation Reduction –Evidence of constant water (wetland) –Water table 31 in near stream 35 in on hill Soil Analysis

5. 5 Welcome To The Power Line Stream Location: –N 44° 28.794 –W 73 ° 11.060 Dimensions: 1 m 47 cm across 7.5 cm Deep Temperature: 65° at 3 in Water pH: 6.9 Soil pH: 8.2 Light: 147990 lux Dissolved O 2 : 74% Salinity: 7.04 mg/L Conductivity: 1.31 microS Average Water Speed: 5.2 cm/sec Carbon Capacity:0 lb/100 sq M

6. 6 Local Organism Wildlife –Evidence of deer and moose –Frog –Small fish –Unidentified insects –Mosquitoes –Tadpoles Vegetation Plot 1: Grass- 65% Flowers- 25% Other- 10% Plot 2: Grass 90% Flower 2% Other 8% Plot 3: Strawberries Maple Seedlings Goldenrod Jewelweed Other Grass Yellow water buttercup

7. 7 Properties: –Presence of sand clay and silt. –Layer of roots enclosed in B layer on hill –Little organic material –Wet –Constant, reduced color Little or no oxidation Soil Analysis

8. 8 Welcome To The Beaver Pond Location: –N 44° 28.678 –W 73 ° 10.886 Dimensions: –23 m 60 cm across –49 cm Deep Temperature: –68° Water pH: 7.1 Soil pH: 7.5 Light: 2300 lux Dissolved O 2 : 54.4% –Salinity: 4.94 mg/ L Conductivity: 1.325 milliS Average Water Speed: N/A- Stagnant Carbon Capacity:7392 lb/100 sq M

9. 9 Local Organisms Wildlife –Evidence of beavers –Mosquitoes –spiders Vegetation –Plot 1: Ferns- 90% Grass- 4% Goldenrod- 3% Wood Sorrel- 1% Hemlock Sapling- 1% Japanese Barberry- 1% –Plot 2: Cinnamon Fern- 90% False Helboar- 5% Oak Sapling- 5% Plot 3: N/A

10. 10 Soil Analysis Properties on hill: –Presence of clay and silt –Small amounts of reduction but mostly oxidation –Distinct layers

11. 11 Coring a Tree

12. 12 Did you know… The total amount of gas used by the cars of Clutch members to drive to GIV was 34.5 gallons!!!

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14. 14 The End