Michelle Geary

Michelle Geary

Feb 19, 2019

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We hit our funding goal!!

Thank you so much to all of our generous backers! This idea that we could crowd-fund research is new and fascinating, and you all are part of this brave new scientific world!

I'm going to be posting a lab note discussing our stretch goals - but in the meantime, I have a question. I am planning on posting some more lab notes talking about our project - what are people interested in hearing about? I could discuss a little bit about how models for tree survival are created (I think it's pretty cool :)), I could talk about our nearest field site, at Bear Creek, and how we're intensively mapping that site using some cool new GIS applications, and/or I could talk about our field site at Pepperwood, which burned in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, and how and why that burn and its consequences play into our research goals...

Bear Creek

Pepperwood


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  • Deborah Zimmer
    Deborah Zimmer Backer
    I for one would love to hear about all three topics you mention, and any others. Do you accept non-students on any of your field trips? I don't see where to donate to the stretch goal re gas money. thx
    Feb 19, 2019
  • Michelle Geary
    Michelle GearyResearcher
    Hi, Deborah! Ok, I'll start diving into new lab notes :). We do take non-students on our research trips, but we call them "research assistants" - I would love to have you come along! In terms of the donation - I would assume that you click on the same "Back This Project" tab that is on the front page for the project as you did before - is that no longer showing up? I'm still figuring out how this works, myself....
    Feb 20, 2019

About This Project

California climate models predict future high temperatures that reduce fog and threaten redwoods in hotter, drier parts of their range. Most tree models for climate change rely on models that focus on rainfall. Since redwoods use fog for water, rainfall-based models don't work for them.

To predict redwood population futures, we are creating a model that calculates redwood seedling stress tolerance, using fog and other microclimate factors not included in current models.


Blast off!

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