Day 4

Question of the day: What is the difference between a fen and a bog?
We went to 4 different ecosytems today looking for spruce trees. We would plot a 1meter by 2 meter area and count the number of trees in each quadrant. If a tree was found in the area we would take down statistics such as number of lateral branches, total height, number of buds etc. You get to know the spruce up close and personal. We will be doing similar work tomorrow.
We finally had some down time today. Luann and I went for a bike ride. This is not an easy task. We had to find 2 bikes in working condition as well as have someone go with us with a gun. We even have someone in the field with us at all times while we are collecting data. We also had to take a walky talky to make sure we were safe from bears. If I do not blog tomorrow you know that I may have been eaten while on the ride.