Good Sampling Days

We've had lots of hiccups this week. Equipment that never arrived, other items that arrived broken, and still others that work but have required a lot of trouble shooting to get them working well. However, I finally had two very long, exhausting, but excellent days of sampling yesterday and today. Did some great comparisons of an intact forest to the cut forest and we are seeing much higher mercury emissions from the deforested area compared to the intact forest. The burn is scheduled for Tuesday, so it will be interesting to see how that affects the process. Luckily the trip is not all work, and it has been great fun getting to know the other researchers, and other residents of the forest...