Today was a good day to hash out any worries or questions we had about our proposals. I was able to finally pinpoint what my hydrology project will be over. I will mainly be using the cameras and we got them in today (YAY!) which means next friday we will be setting them up when we go back out to the sites as a class. Aside from that I feel like one of the most important factors when it comes to looking at a wetland is its responsibilities with absorbing nutrients (mainly looking at nitrogen, more specifically ammonium). So, I will work with Josh and Kyle on collecting water samples of ammonium, but also collecting my own samples to get a more clear picture of how the ammonium in the system fluctuates as the winter season ends and the spring season begins. Like Grace said previously, mainly the next steps that need to be taken are looking up tons of peer reviewed articles to figure out broader impacts, and to help give us a solid starting point when it comes to working on our proposals that are due next week.
My main goal before class next wednesday is to get a solid methodology for hydrology and find as many articles as I can that relate wetlands and ammonium and road development to each other.
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