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Installed a new tower about 65m northwest of the existing tower. The new tower is in about 1m of water at the edge of an existing tule patch and a deeper channel.
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Installed a new tower about 65m northwest of the existing tower. The new tower is in about 1m of water at the edge of an existing tule patch and a deeper channel.

We moved the solar panel to rest over the windshield at about a 45 degree angle facing due south
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We moved the solar panel to rest over the windshield at about a 45 degree angle facing due south

We moved the solar panel to rest over the windshield at about a 45 degree angle facing due south
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We moved the solar panel to rest over the windshield at about a 45 degree angle facing due south

A boom of about 4" PVC pipe has been installed all along the levee in places where the erosion has been worst.
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A boom of about 4" PVC pipe has been installed all along the levee in places where the erosion has been worst.

Sara and Dennis thinking about a new tower location on Twitchell Island
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Sara and Dennis thinking about a new tower location on Twitchell Island

The radiometer were mostly out of the water except the pyranometers of the NR01. These were about half submerged but did seem to leak.
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The radiometer were mostly out of the water except the pyranometers of the NR01. These were about half submerged but did seem to leak.

The Mayberry scaffolding was leaning at about a 45 degree angle to the south, probably blown by the winds on 2014-12-30. Narrowly saved by one of the cross braces caught on one of the boardwalk posts
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The Mayberry scaffolding was leaning at about a 45 degree angle to the south, probably blown by the winds on 2014-12-30. Narrowly saved by one of the cross braces caught on one of the boardwalk posts

Large pond northeast of our site. The pond is about 22 feet deep and can hold about 24 acre-feet of water. They need to report their water diversion to the state and we will help by measuring the water depth.
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Large pond northeast of our site. The pond is about 22 feet deep and can hold about 24 acre-feet of water. They need to report their water diversion to the state and we will help by measuring the water depth.

Green herb sprouts starting to come up through the brown litter. There was about 90mm of rain last Friday through Sunday, but the ground surface looks dry and there was no puddles I could see.
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Green herb sprouts starting to come up through the brown litter. There was about 90mm of rain last Friday through Sunday, but the ground surface looks dry and there was no puddles I could see.

1cm tall, green grass sprouts starting to come up through the brown litter. There was about 90mm of rain last Friday through Sunday, but the ground surface looks dry and there was no puddles I could see.
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1cm tall, green grass sprouts starting to come up through the brown litter. There was about 90mm of rain last Friday through Sunday, but the ground surface looks dry and there was no puddles I could see.

Bryan said they had started to flood the wetland about two weeks ago and the water table is slowly coming up. We could see some standing water in the channels and pools around the tower.
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Bryan said they had started to flood the wetland about two weeks ago and the water table is slowly coming up. We could see some standing water in the channels and pools around the tower.

View of Tonzi oak savanna, looking west from the tower. About a quarter of the visible oak/pine trees have brown canopies. The undercanopy is all bright yellow grass.
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View of Tonzi oak savanna, looking west from the tower. About a quarter of the visible oak/pine trees have brown canopies. The undercanopy is all bright yellow grass.

Close up of rodent/nutria we found in front of MB tower. About 30 cm long and had distinctive orange buck teeth. It ended up being a muskrat.
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Close up of rodent/nutria we found in front of MB tower. About 30 cm long and had distinctive orange buck teeth. It ended up being a muskrat.

We moved the tower about 2m to the west so that the legs were on the edge of the first corn row. The corn was planted about 3-4 weeks ago on 2019-05-25.
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We moved the tower about 2m to the west so that the legs were on the edge of the first corn row. The corn was planted about 3-4 weeks ago on 2019-05-25.

The Tonzi pond is still only about half full
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The Tonzi pond is still only about half full

A PAR sensor was installed under the alfalfa canopy to try to measure undercanopy PAR. It is about 2.4m from the SW corner of the BA tower.
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A PAR sensor was installed under the alfalfa canopy to try to measure undercanopy PAR. It is about 2.4m from the SW corner of the BA tower.

Daphne at site about 1 week after mowing
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Daphne at site about 1 week after mowing

About 1 week after farmers mowed the field
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About 1 week after farmers mowed the field

Box on the ground was flooded during this summer
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Box on the ground was flooded during this summer's irrigation that had water about 10cm above the soil surface. Half of the screw terminal was underwater, but luckily the eosFD twist connections were dry. Surprisingly, the eosFD chambers seemed fine and were recording data the whole time.

Corn field was heavily irrigated, water came up to about 10cm above the soil surface as observed from the high water line on the FD chamber
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Corn field was heavily irrigated, water came up to about 10cm above the soil surface as observed from the high water line on the FD chamber

Water level has risen since last site visit. Area under tower is flooded about shin height.
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Water level has risen since last site visit. Area under tower is flooded about shin height.

Mutant tree nearly full of leaves otherwise about 5% of trees putting on leaves
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Mutant tree nearly full of leaves otherwise about 5% of trees putting on leaves

Undercanopy PAR sensor #3 in a heterogeneous litter layer. This sensor is about 30cm above the water level
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Undercanopy PAR sensor #3 in a heterogeneous litter layer. This sensor is about 30cm above the water level

The pond is only about half full
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The pond is only about half full

There’s a cleared path about 10cm wide running between two ant mounds.
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There’s a cleared path about 10cm wide running between two ant mounds.

A praying mantis about the length of my hand
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A praying mantis about the length of my hand

At high tide the water is only about 30cm below the boardwalk
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At high tide the water is only about 30cm below the boardwalk

Flood field that is slowly draining. It
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Flood field that is slowly draining. It's about ankle-deep at the tower but Tyler said it was much deeper in the middle of the field.

One Tensiometer reads about 150 lbs lower.
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One Tensiometer reads about 150 lbs lower.

Both Hwy 12 and the field road to the north were closed for about
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Both Hwy 12 and the field road to the north were closed for about

Corn has grown from about 35cm to 60cm tall in the last 2 weeks
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Corn has grown from about 35cm to 60cm tall in the last 2 weeks

Katie Bandy getting interviewed by ABC7 about the Dutch Slough Restoration Project. Ari is acting as a microphone stand.
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Katie Bandy getting interviewed by ABC7 about the Dutch Slough Restoration Project. Ari is acting as a microphone stand.

Ari getting interviewed by ABC7 about wetland restoration and carbon sequestration. She is still the microphone stand, too.
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Ari getting interviewed by ABC7 about wetland restoration and carbon sequestration. She is still the microphone stand, too.

The pond is about as full as it gets
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The pond is about as full as it gets

Sole retrieved teabag from the batch installed in May 2022. This was attached to a white PVC pole on the north side of the boardwalk, about 3m from the shore. Multiple roots were growing into the teabag.
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Sole retrieved teabag from the batch installed in May 2022. This was attached to a white PVC pole on the north side of the boardwalk, about 3m from the shore. Multiple roots were growing into the teabag.

Moved the scaffolding about 2m to the west, farther into the field and closer to the corn. The SE fence post is a little far from the scaffolding. We moved Charlotte
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Moved the scaffolding about 2m to the west, farther into the field and closer to the corn. The SE fence post is a little far from the scaffolding. We moved Charlotte's white enclosure from the scaffolding to a new fence post.

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