Week 4: Turtles Turtles Turtles!

 

I've had a fantastic week working with the ESS department. We've worked with nothing but turtles all week - well, we did go see Sparks Farm for a project in a few weeks and put out some woodrat camera traps.

But other than that, all turtles last week and for the next week and a half. It's nesting season, and so we have been very busy going to sites and looking for turtles so we can put cages over the nests. This helps us keep track of who the mother is and protect the nests from predators, mostly raccoons.

OH! And we also had our first night up at the Field Station where summer residents can go hang out at the lake. It was a ton of fun. There were games, food, and kayaking. It's nice having something to to this summer that isn't work and where we can go and just chill for a few hours. I'm excited for the next ones.