We hammered out our project ideas today. The class brainstormed ideas and then we narrowed them down from a ginormous list. My idea made the cut! I wanted to study mammal corridor use between the forest/agriculture interface. Land is becoming more fragmented. Intact forest ecosystems like the Barrington Headwaters are becoming ever more isolated as industrial and residential development eat up the fringes. The Warren farm shares a property line with the Headwaters reserve. I thought it would be interesting too see what kind of critters are using both the agriculture and forested land. Also, what patterns of use exist regarding critter presence, topography and corridor habitat (mainly vegatation ). Finally, a map could be created from arial and/or satellite photography of travel corridors between the two landscapes. I am now on a team of four who will be investigating these questions. They are: Leah ( envatunh.blogspot.com), Lizzy (lizzyswoodsyadventures.blogspot.com ) and Vicki (vickiaunaturale.blogspot.com ). Tomorrow we walk the forest agriculture interface and Wednesday we investigate it with Dan the Tracker. Should be an education!
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