Name:____Trenton Mastin_________________ Lab Section:__004B___Laboratory Unit 4.2 - Ecological Methods: Field Sampling TechniquesUrban Ecology and Field MethodsData Collection Handout (Areas A and B)1. Describe the location you have sampled, Area “A”. Include where this is located, i.e., neighborhood, local park, forested area, etc…; the state and city, a description of the tree, surroundings and the area overall, and other characteristics that help provide a context for your trees’ locations with respect to environmental impacts, microclimates, or any other influencing factors (other organisms you see on or around the tree). AREA ADate:____10-10-21_______________________Location and Area Observations:Millers Creek, NC. There is lots of mulch around the tree as well as a rope swing and a bench for people to sit on. Tree is beside a shed.Observations on habitat/organisms on or surrounding the tree:It appears that there is a mole somewhere living around this tree because I see where it has uprooted the ground. Relative health of the tree: (surface roots, trunk, trunk flare, mulch, branches, leaves, canopy) rank as Healthy (H), Unhealthy (UH), Unsafe (US). Observations beyond ranking:Healthy Insert pictures (label or provide a caption for each picture):2. Complete the data tables for each area, Table 4.2-1, 4.2-2 found below. Table 4.2-1. “Pace to Plant” data – AREA “A”.TREE SPECIES= QUERCUS ALBA (WHITE OAK)1Name:____Trenton Mastin_________________ Lab Section:__004B___TRANSECT TOTAL #OFSTEPS# OF STEPSON IMPERVIOUSSURFACE# OF STEPSON “NATURAL”SURFACEHEALTH RANKING (H,UH, US)Transect 1 25 3 22 HTransect 2 25 10 15 HTransect 3 25 0 25 HTransect 4 25 0 25 HTOTALS100 13 87 H% COVER (# STEPS ON IMPERVIOUS/TOTAL # STEPS × 100) =13% Table 4.2-2. Diameter at breast height (DBH) - AREA “A”TREE SPECIES= QUERCUS ALBA CIRCUMFERENCEAT BREAST HEIGHT,cmCALCULATEDDBH, cm 271 cm 86.3 cmOther notes:This would be considered an approved planting site. (See next page to record Area B data)2Name:____Trenton Mastin_________________ Lab Section:__004B___1. Describe the location you have sampled, Area “B”. Include where this is located, i.e., neighborhood, local park, forested area, etc…; the state and city, a description of the tree, surroundings and the area overall, and other characteristics that help provide a context for your trees’ locations with respect to environmental impacts, microclimates, or any other influencing factors (other organisms you see on or around the tree). AREA BDate:______10-10-21_____________________Location and Area Observations:In large field, neighbor’s house is around 100 yards awayObservations on habitat/organisms on or surrounding the tree:I cannot see any organisms around this particular treeRelative health of the tree: (surface roots, trunk, trunk flare, mulch, branches, leaves, canopy) rank as Healthy (H), Unhealthy (UH), Unsafe (US). Observations beyond ranking:HealthyInsert pictures (label or provide a caption for each picture):2. Complete the data tables for each area, Table 4.2-3, 4.2-4 found below. Table 4.2-3. “Pace to Plant” data – AREA “B”.3Name:____Trenton Mastin_________________ Lab Section:__004B___TREE SPECIES= QUERCUS ALBA TRANSECT TOTAL #OFSTEPS# OF STEPSON IMPERVIOUSSURFACE# OF STEPSON “NATURAL”SURFACEHEALTH RANKING (H,UH, US)Transect 1 25 0 25 HTransect 2 25 0 25 HTransect 3 25 0 25 HTransect 4 25 0 25 HTOTALS100 0 100 H% COVER (# STEPS ON IMPERVIOUS/TOTAL # STEPS × 100) = 0% Table 4.2-4. Diameter at breast height (DBH) - AREA “B”TREE SPECIES=[INSERT SPECIESNAME HERE]CIRCUMFERENCEAT BREAST HEIGHT,cmCALCULATEDDBH, cm 182 cm 57.9 cmOther notes:Very quality planting locationCompare the observations you recorded with the pace-to-plant and health ranking data for each of the two trees you sampled - Area “A” and Area “B.” a. How do the two trees compare? Both of these trees are the same species and they are around the same age.b. What differences do you see4Name:____Trenton Mastin_________________ Lab Section:__004B___Area A is near a shed, concrete, and a dog lot with a mole running around. Area B is in a large field surrounded by nothing other than a house about 100 yards away.c. Do you see any differences in the organisms in and around your trees? If so, what?I didn’t notice any organisms around area B, but in area A I did notice a mole that had been uprooting the ground.Resources:Tree Health and Urban Ecology:13 Steps for evaluating tree health:https://www.deeproot.com/blog/blog-entries/13-simple-steps-to-evaluate-treesStorm damage to landscape trees from NC State’s Extension program:https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/weather-2/storm-damaged-landscape-trees/What Tree Should be Planted from NC State’s Extension program:https://lenoir.ces.ncsu.edu/2019/02/what-tree-should-be-planted/Resources for Tree and organism identification: Here are some resources in the form of linksand applications (some of these apps are not free, but you can search for your own online too):NC Tree Identification from NC State’s Extension program:https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/2015/08/nc-tree-identification/Trees - NC State Resources Extension Program:https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/gardening-plants/trees-3/ChopDoc – list of apps for tree identification by leaves and bark:https://chopdoc.com/how-to-identify-tree-by-leaves/Seek by iNaturalist – app that helps you identify organisms:https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_appMyNature Tree Guide: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_appiBird: http://ibird.com/#Peterson's Bird Guide: http://petersonguides.com/apps/apps.phpMerlin Bird ID: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/Audubon Bird Guide App: https://www.audubon.org/appButterfly Collection – app for identifying butterflies and other insects:5Name:____Trenton Mastin_________________ Lab