Our briefing started later than usual this morning, at 9:00am. This was because we weren’t in any hurry to go out to the field since it was heavily raining this morning, and the forecast predicted it wouldn’t let up until late morning, too close to lunchtime. So we took some time to share out our highlights from yesterday’s incredibly memorable and fun day off in Churchill, and then LeeAnn walked us through the weather forecast (and Aurora sighting probability) for the next few days.
Afterward, Tom briefed us on the frog surveyor form we would be using later this week, along with procedures in the field and instructions on how to operate the measuring tools we would be using on the frog models and habitats. By 10:15am, LeeAnn returned to allow us give us objectives and options for the day and left us to decide on how to proceed. We decided on taking a break until lunch to catch up on work or prep for the afternoon excursion.
We met back up at 1:00p ready to go out in the ponds. The weather was still rainy, very windy, and very cold. But hey, at least there weren’t any bugs! We managed to take samples and readings at ponds #14, !5, and #25, AND not one fell in the water today! Additionally, our partners and jobs were all mixed up before we went out, to allow some variation.
By 4:15pm, we were back in the mud room taking our gear off then went into the lab to clean and replenish our equipment, and started making essential data notes and recordings.
With the time remaining until dinner, I was in a hurry to try to get laundry done, the price of which had risen to $6 for a load! I didn’t have enough Canadian currency (I was initially told it would cost $1), so I had to do a straight trade of $20 US to $20 CAN, which meant I lost $5 US right off the lack of exchange. To add insult to injury, there was a line already for the ONE laundry machine that worked and when I finally got it as I scrambled before, during, and right after dinner, it broke halfway through my cycle. What a bummer.
We ended the day with a fascinating two-hour Climate Change lecture and discussion led by Dr. Fishback that started at 7:00pm, in which we only made it about halfway through her talking points. So we agreed to take a raincheck and finish the discussion on another night. As of right now at 9:45pm, the rain clouds are being swept away and tomorrow is looking pretty good!
Afterward, Tom briefed us on the frog surveyor form we would be using later this week, along with procedures in the field and instructions on how to operate the measuring tools we would be using on the frog models and habitats. By 10:15am, LeeAnn returned to allow us give us objectives and options for the day and left us to decide on how to proceed. We decided on taking a break until lunch to catch up on work or prep for the afternoon excursion.
We met back up at 1:00p ready to go out in the ponds. The weather was still rainy, very windy, and very cold. But hey, at least there weren’t any bugs! We managed to take samples and readings at ponds #14, !5, and #25, AND not one fell in the water today! Additionally, our partners and jobs were all mixed up before we went out, to allow some variation.
By 4:15pm, we were back in the mud room taking our gear off then went into the lab to clean and replenish our equipment, and started making essential data notes and recordings.
With the time remaining until dinner, I was in a hurry to try to get laundry done, the price of which had risen to $6 for a load! I didn’t have enough Canadian currency (I was initially told it would cost $1), so I had to do a straight trade of $20 US to $20 CAN, which meant I lost $5 US right off the lack of exchange. To add insult to injury, there was a line already for the ONE laundry machine that worked and when I finally got it as I scrambled before, during, and right after dinner, it broke halfway through my cycle. What a bummer.
We ended the day with a fascinating two-hour Climate Change lecture and discussion led by Dr. Fishback that started at 7:00pm, in which we only made it about halfway through her talking points. So we agreed to take a raincheck and finish the discussion on another night. As of right now at 9:45pm, the rain clouds are being swept away and tomorrow is looking pretty good!