Photos from our final day of fieldwork, assisting Jenni in sediment accumulation monitoring across the salt marshes - Photos from our last REU group excursion! Hall Lake: It's the end and it's bittersweet. I can’t wait to head back home but know that once I'm back I’ll be wishing I had more opportunities for fieldwork and research.
We’ve just finished presenting our posters, Every time I look at my poster I feel pride. It's a reminder of the hard work I've put into my research. All of the troubleshooting on ArcMaps, time spent learning to read tide charts and scheduling around the incoming tides, problem-solving safety procedures on the fly, trekking through a lot of mud, falling in love with a species that is also detrimental to our local ecosystems, and finally working through and analyzing all of the data collected, synthesizing it into this one final poster. This summer would not have been such a guiding influence on my future studies and work goals if it weren’t for Shon Schooler, Richard Emlet, Nicole Nakata, Maya Watts, and all of the scientists at South Slough that have invited me out into the field to help with their projects. I will be forever grateful - Thank you. I’m going to pack up, say goodbye to all the other REUS, drive back to my home, partner and cats and relish in all the work I’ve gotten to do this summer.
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Karen
8/23/2022 02:09:03 pm
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your weekly blog. I am impressed and super proud of all of the work that you’ve done. You’re amazing at everything you do. I look forward to hearing about your next venture.
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AuthorHello! My name is Colleen Walker. I'm a New Yorker now living in Oregon where I am pursuing an AS in Biology at Clackamas Community College. This summer I'll be studying the European green crab alongside Dr. Shon Schooler at the South Slough National Estuary Research Reserve. Archives
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