I went out on Wednesday and collected my sediment samples near the same lake in Central Park that I collected my water samples from. I first looked for an area that had no vegetation and then scooped up 2 cups with my measuring cup and put them into the bag I labeled as my control. I then looked for an area that had between 50-75% vegetation. It took me a while to find a suitable area but when I did I scooped up 2 cups from there and put them in the remaining bag. My samples were wet so I spread them out on a cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil and placed them in my oven at 150° for a few hours. My samples are still a bit damp so I intend on putting them back into the over today for a few hours.
I took some photos of this entire process but for some reason my laptop will not detect my camera's memory card. When I figure out what is wrong I will edit the photos into my post.
As for my project, I unfortunately did not make any progress this week. This upcoming week I plan on going out and trying to spot some manatees though!
Good luck finding your sea cows! How long exactly did you put your samples in the oven? And did you flatten the sand (ie. what we're your methods)?
ReplyDeleteA friend told me that she saw some manatees at one of the small parks off Riverside Drive in Holly Hill. Another place to look!
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