Mark Broeffle
Monthly plot reflection
Honors bio
10/5/12
As we approached
our plot site, our group began to organize our utensils and stake the 11 ft
radius. Once marked off we found ourselves in a virtual bubble with four
sizeable trees, many vines, mushrooms, and a plethora of small trees. The
member that did the most work was Austin (Leader), Helping out with other jobs
such as the arborists flagging trees. The photographer X-Man did a fantastic
job quickly getting the photos taken. Allowing for other jobs to be taken care
of. Our naturalist and I (Arborist) worked together flagging measuring and
deciding what type of tree each one is.
Our plot
is laid out on the side of the old rowing lake, on a large slant. Our plot also
contains a downed tree toward the water, a large ditch where the tree roots
stood, many hanging vines that wrap around the four large trees, and many small
trees. My big question I would like to figure out is how much will the small
trees grow and how many more will sprout. The most important observation I made
was that the plot is surrounded by human interference with a highway half a
mile away and drainage tubes 20 yards
from it make this plot a perfect way to see how much humans actually change the
nature around them.
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