My team from Erie completed our random sampling of primary growth forest on Friday. It rained the entire 3 hours we were in the field. All of our equipment and notebooks were soggy by the end of the sampling, but we completed data collection from 3 plots.
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| Lindsey, Cindy and Cal getting soggy while we collect data. |
We agreed that it was an important learning experience that we can take back to our classrooms. We were collecting our equipment and leaving the area when Cindy spotted a snake......It was venomous and luckily no one stepped on it while we were working.
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| Rain Forest Hog Nosed pit Viper |
We toured the Rio Puerto Viejo on a river raft, while it continued to
rain for most of the trip. We stopped near the end of the trip to feast
on some local fruit...
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| The pineapple here is outstanding!!! |
The weather cleared up Saturday so we were able to visit the canopy towers. They are 46 meters above the ground. Scientists use them to collect climate data and data on parts of the canopy.
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| Our group getting ready to climb the towers. |
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| We made it to the top. |
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| The bridge between the towers. |
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| One of the canopy towers. |
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| View from the top, Volcan Barva in the background. |
We had some free time on Sunday, so we went ziplining....
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| Over the river.... |
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| Nicole, Lindsey and Cal |
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| Our fearless guides. |
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