Another day, another adventure on the wetland habitats of Churchill, Manitoba. We ventured to The Fen, a beautiful and vast place that seemed to stretch on forever in all directions. There was flat land with rich vegetation everywhere. The first pond set the tone for the rest of the day. The water was clear and shallow, so it appeared to be an ideal place for anyone looking for a cool place to wet their feet. But, the powers of this pond were underestimated. One of our fellow teammates, Daniel, became a victim of the pond bottom; sinking in up to his waist only to be pulled out later. This situation was not unusual though. Many more of the teammates had trouble keeping their feet above the ground for most of the day. We went to 5 other ponds that day to collect samples. The rest of the ponds weren't as troublesome to walk through, but they offered their own share of wildlife and plant life. There were an abundance of wood frogs and beetles in the wetlands.
Here's also a video from our first day along the coast in the fog.
We arrived back at the CNSC and started our lab work as usual. Harish and Dan set off to the next wetland site to plant fish traps, while the rest of us processed the data we had received from The Fen. After having a delicious dinner, we finished the day off with a Climate Change discussion and lecture in the classroom.
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