Kamchatka 2008 blog

 

We've spent the last few days working in forests on a ridge above the village tip, which is a less than salubrious place to be deposited by our transport at the start of each working day. It's ironic that only fifteen minutes walk uphill brings us into some of the best mixed forest remaining in the valley. Fortunately the weather has improved dramatically over the last few days, such that we're now blessed with a bright warm evening and hoping for more of the same tomorrow. As a result, we've nearly completed another plot, and should be able to apply the finishing touches tomorrow.

 

Our plan then takes us back to the east and the lowland forests near the confluence of the Bystrya and Kamchatka rivers where we stayed earlier this month. We will only be there for a few days though, finishing off the third and uncompleted plot. The last week of the fieldwork will require us to travel back to all our plots, collecting soil samples, as these change with time so all need to be collected within a short time period. After that, with good fortune, we should be finished!