I ran into a few problems with the research project, including the fact that I was gathering too many distinct species. Additionally, My idea was too big, my study topics were too big and had many variables when I first started. So I thought of specifying what I wanted to research. I felt compelled to refine my study focus, clarify my concepts, reduce the number of variables, and reevaluate my strategy as I went along. And that helped me with the data collection. All in all, I had a great experience planning my study and gathering information along the Beach Estate Park Trail.