Hello Everyone!
Myrilla here,reporting in to give you all another adventure filled update on my summer so far at NH Sea Grant. Working alongside my fellow intern Molly McGovern we have experience a diverse experience of field work so far.
Myrilla here,reporting in to give you all another adventure filled update on my summer so far at NH Sea Grant. Working alongside my fellow intern Molly McGovern we have experience a diverse experience of field work so far.
The first few weeks Molly and I jump feet first into the
dunes, helping plant American beachgrass and other native dune plants on Plum
Island for the Newbury sand dune project. We had an awesome group of ladies out
with us to get as many plants in before the heat came. We manage to get through
most of the plants we had in cold storage but unfortunately with the mid-summer
heat it is too hot to plant. However, this does not stop the task force as we
are much engaged on this project.
We have also broke grounds on the riparian buffer
restoration project at the Sagamore-Hampton Golf Club. Breaking out our
checkered shorts and dusting off our clubs we tried to act like we were fluent
in the golf lingo as we surveyed the greens for potential buffer areas. But make
sure to check out Molly’s posting about the buffer project!
At Hampton State Park, in the beginning of the summer, we
worked with Dover High School students, who brought beach pea plants they
propagated at their greenhouses. They helped us plant the beach pea along with
American beachgrass in the restoration area. Later on Molly, Alyson, and I went
back out in the field too collected some data on the garden. With our quadrat
square( ½ M square), tape measure, and field journal we measured out the distanced
of the each garden and generated random numbers to have unbiased data
collection. With the quadrat square in hand we gave it a toss to give us a
sampling point and collected information on the plants; dead or alive and if
any runners came up from the parent plant. This information is important to
collect because it will give us details for the next planting cycle. Being out
in the field has given me valuable experience in habitat restoration field
work techniques along with working with community engagement that I will be able to carry on in my future
education and work experience.
Along with working
in the dunes, Molly and I have been working on a website for the dune
restoration project that will be up soon on the NH Sea grant website! The
website will be full of wonderful information on what dunes are the importance
of them, the restoration project and details for each site. We hope you enjoy
the information and pictures, as well as find the site easy to maneuver around
with!
A quick update,
Alyson’s wetland permit has just been approved ( happy dance!) and we are able
to get out in the field to start work in Harbor state park. At the park we will
be setting up rope fencing along to dunes to help keep beach goers off the
dunes and on the right path. We have also drawn up some signs to educate the
public on the project and get them involved.
It’s hard to believe
it is already midway through July and I’m over halfway done my internship! But
I hope you enjoy the posting and check in later for my future posting!
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