traveler_jen

This entry may be a little boring, but wanted to let you know I've made it to the land of the nicest accent. I am working for two researchers based out of the US who are studying carbon cycling in peat bogs and fens. Bogs and Fens are simply wetlands with peat moss growing in them. The area is pretty, rolling hills with lots of black and white spruce and aspens as well as tons of ducks, deer, hawks, coyotes, fox, black bears etc... I'm attaching a few photos to show the work we're doing. We actually put a plexiglass box over squares of peat and measure the carbon dioxide balance within the box. We're just starting a new project where we are simulating drought. You can see in the pictures that we hauled in ... read more