Entries Tagged as ‘biology’

25 February 2008

wrap-up (I miss Itasca)

I am waaay overdue on this but I thought I’d just wrap the trip up for you:
First things first. Itasca was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Not only did I learn a ton without realizing it (my professor has a way of simply exuding information when you’re in his presence [...]

27 January 2008

catch-up

sorry it’s been so long. this week was crazy – freezing cold temperatures over the weekend and into the beginning of the week; 2 days of intense auguring to get all 19 lakes re-tested after the cold snap (there was about a 5 cm increase in ice thickness during the weekend’s -40 degree Fahrenheit weekend), [...]

15 January 2008

more pictures

this weekend was crazy. our group worked all weekend to drill holes in 19 different lakes over 3 days. although we got faster by the end, it still took most of the daylight hours each day. we now have a good base of data to start our paper – just in time [...]

9 January 2008

beavers and ice

Yesterday we continued our search for beaver lodges and had quite the exciting day! The 11 of us students split into 4 groups, each covering a square mile of the park. Out of the 11 of us, 6 put a foot or a leg through the ice. One guy went through twice: [...]

7 January 2008

warm winter

today got up to 41 degrees fahrenheit. a great day for being out so here are some photos i got. we just hiked a little way up a ski trail near our house. the lake in the photos is lake itasca.
 

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