OLFM: Robyn Reudink
Blog Post 5: Design Reflections
My data will be based on observations made on July 5, when the weather was sunny, and the temperature was 27. I noticed certain challenges with my observations. Initially, I…
Initial Observations
I will be examining the percent cover of weeds that will be growing in three sections of my backyard in differing levels of shade, and the rate of how that…
Blog Post 4: Sampling Strategies
I applied the area-based method to all three of the sampling procedures (random, systematic, and haphazard) in the forest sampling tutorial. Surveying using the Haphazard sampling approach took the least…
Blog Post 3: Ongoing Field Observations
Location: Fairview Halifax N.S Date: Jul 2nd, 2024 Time: 3:29 pm Conditions: Mostly Cloudy Pressure:101.7kpa Temperature: 28 °C Humidity: 84% Wind: 18km/h I am…
Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information
1. What the source is: Argus, G., Boas, F., Coupé, R., Douglas, G., Goward, T., McKinnon, A., Pojar, J., Pojar, R., & Roberts, A. (2021). Plants of Northern British Columbia…
Blog Post 1: Observations
Date: 25-07-2024 Time: 1130-1300 hours Location: Wetland zone on my private property in Quick, British Columbia. Coordinates: 54.63341° N, 126.87755° W Weather Conditions: 20˚C, partly cloudy, humidity 41%, pressure 1017hPa,…
Design Reflections
My initial data in Module 3 had too many variables that were confounding. The pond sizes are different, there are people at each park, however the activity levels are the…
Ongoing Field Observations
Date: June 19, 2024 Time: 1540h Location: Valley Glen Wetlands Park, within Brandts Creek Linear Park Coordinates: 49.909512, -119.446294. Approx cross street, Valley Rd and Yates Rd. Weather Conditions: 23C,…
Sampling Strategies
I participated in sampling a virtual forest, Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area using three sampling strategies. I used the area-based method for all three data collections. I used a sample size of…
Dandelion Growth in Sun Vs. Shade
I will be examining how different parts of my backyard varying levels of average sunlight throughout the day experience weed growth. As dandelions are an extremely common weed which I…