Area for the base of the tower.

The completed tower will be used to study the temperature threshold of tropical foliage along the height of the trees.

Molly Cavaleri came back from Michigan Tech to supervise the tower installation.

There are no adult trees inside the plots, so the lichen was surveyed in some of the trees surrounding the plots.

Aura continues on her own to extend the lengths of the soil moisture sensors.

Lichenologist Joel Mercado and botanist Chris Bonefont visit TRACE to conduct a preliminary lichen survey.

Working in the Bisley canopy tower.

Molly Cavaleri with Ariel Lugo

The Michigan Tech team visits TRACE for a week of pre-treatment sampling. Welcome Alida, Molly, and Kelsey!

Our awesome volunteers setting up the frames that are going to be attached to the heaters.

The control plots are ready!

The heaters have arrived!

Rich Norby is ready to practice making the hole for the minirhizotron tube.

Rich Norby from Oakridge National Lab is here to collaborate with TRACE and advise on minirhizotron installation.

Power lines are extended from the research station to the warming plots in the forest.

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The construction crew is here!

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