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BCSE S13 S14 S15 GC run had some samples submitted out of order.
S14 had vials 19 and 20 switched in the field racks. S15 had four out of order submitted as follows: vial 52, 50, 51, 49 All samples run sequentially on DawnGC

Finish BCSE G4,5,7,9,10 species composition transects and continue ANPP sampling - Alyssa, Jon, Emily, Glori, Jordyn, Sam

BCSE G4,5,7,9,10 species composition transects and ANPP sampling - Alyssa, Jon, Emily, Glori, Jordyn

BCSE gas Series 15 - Jordyn, Emily am, Hydrosense- Emily

BCSE transects - Alyssa, Jon am

BCSE ANPP - Sam, Bella am

BCSE gas, vial prep - Olivia, Jordyn AM

BCSE transects - Alyssa, Olivia pm

Move LTER T7 shelters with Nameer/Mark, BCSE ANPP- Jon, Sam, Emily, Glori, Jordyn pm

Continue BCSE G4,5,7,9,10 species composition transects - Alyssa, Bella AM/PM

Start BCSE G4,5,7,9,10 ANPP clipping. All stations: 2mS, 1mE to NW corner of 2 x 0.5m frame. Clip with electric trimmers at ground level, bag as UNSRT. Collect SURFL. - Glori, Jordyn PM

Start BCSE G4,5,7,9,10 species composition transects. Three NS transects per plot, main only. Each transect ~2m west of the station flags and numbered 1-3 based on the station number. Stop about every 1m to identify and measure first intercepted plant. - Alyssa, Glori, Jordyn PM

BCSE 14 gas sampling - Brian, Alyssa

BCSE Hydrosense - Alyssa

Collect LFLIT from T5 traps, trim under traps - Emily, Glori

Continue clipping T3, T4 R1 prairie strip ANPP - Sam, Jon

LTAR 20 gas sampling - Alyssa, Glori, Sam, Olivia

LTAR Hydrosense - Emily

BCSE gas chamber prep - Jon

Start cutting T3R1 prairie strip ANPP: Along each EW transect (South, Center, North): 2 x 0.5m frame, 5m south of strip center to center of 2m frame side (north side). Cut T4 corn paths to station flags - Jon, Emily

Collect T21 bags from T3, T4 stations and prairie strips -

LTAR 18 gas sampling - Glori, Brian, Jordyn, Bella

BCSE 13 gas sampling - Jon, Sam

LTAR, BCSE Hydrosense sampling - Emily

T5 understory ANPP sampling, set LFLIT traps. NS trap… 2.4mN, 1.2mW of station 5 to SE corner of trap, frame oriented with short ends on the north/south; label ex. T5R1 NS EW trap… 2.4mS, 1.2mW of station 3 to NE corner of trap, frame oriented with short ends on the east/west; label ex. T5R1 EW. Collect newly fallen poplar leaves within frame as LFLIT (if any). Clip all biomass rooted inside frame with scissors – as close to the ground as possible. Bag as LIVE to sort in the field lab later (store in black bags in fridge). Use electric trimmers to trim back plants outside the frame to keep them from falling over the frame. Leave the frame in place and lay a screen inside it. Push the screen down inside the frame so it rests on the ground. Use clips (at least 6/trap) to attach the screen to the wooden frame on all sides. - Alyssa, Jon, Emily, Sam, Bella, Glori, Jordyn, Brian

Postponed field work, including LTAR 18 and BCSE 13 gas sampling, due to hazardous air quality outdoors from Canadian wildfire smoke.

Reinstalled ASP1 gas chambers after forage baling - Sam

Postponed LTAR 18 and BCSE 13 gas sampling due to hazardous air quality outdoors from Canadian wildfire smoke. No field work today.

The usb to serial pigtail between the rpi and the RF407 radio in the BCSE gas trailer appears to have failed. I replaced it with one from the ICOS system.

Rebury some T3, T4 T21 bags for station 5 as they were buried on the foot path in error, so moved further west between foot path and prairie strip.

Collect LTAR leachate - Emily, Brian

LTAR, BCSE gas chamber prep - Jordyn, Glori

Sticky traps - Jon, Sam

LTAR gas chamber prep - Jon, Brian, Emily, Glori, Sam, Jordyn

Sticky traps - Jon, Brian, Sam

BCSE 12 gas sampling, Hydrosense - Emily, Glori

Collect LTER leachate - Sam, Jordyn

Sticky traps - Sam, Emily

Prep BCSE gas chambers, evacuate LTER lysimeters - Jon, Glori

Nitrogen Application Study gas and Hydrosense sampling - Olivia

Cut MCSE corn paths - Olivia, Sam, Emily

Help Nameer and others raise the height of LTER Resource Gradient rainout shelters - Jon, Glori