1. Carbon Detectives…….. Jason Lee
Olivia S., Maddy, Atticus, Jamillia, Lela, Ajah, Olivia H., Emma, Tabitha, Antonio

2. Introduction
Q: How does stand age affect carbon sequestration rate in trees at Pack Forest?
H1: Middle aged trees sequester carbon faster because in our human anatomy, middle aged humans could eat fastest
H2: Young trees will sequester carbon fastest because they have the most growth potential
H3: Old trees will sequester carbon faster because they are larger and can store more.

3. Why do we care?

4. Definitions
Transect Tape: More sciency term for a measuring tape
Caliper: An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions
Leaf Litter: Plant litter that has fallen to the ground
DBH: Diameter at breast height – method of expressing the diameter of a tree
Fox tail: Object tossed to create a non-biased sample area
Quadrat: Portable frame with internal grid
Stand: A section of trees
Downed Log: Fallen log
Sequestration: Trapping of a chemical in the atmosphere or environment

5. Materials and plot selection
Transect tape x2
Flagging tape
Clipboard
Data sheets
Quadrat
Percentage Quadrat
Large Ziplock Bag
Drop Scale
Calipers
DBH tape
Incremental borer
Storage for bored wood
Micrometer
Methods for site selection
Adult throws foxtail in a random direction
Mark where foxtail lands as the origin of the plot w/flagging tape
Measure out 37.2 feet from the origin in all 4 cardinal directions
Mark every end of the transect tape with flagging tape

6. We sampled Carbon in 4 places at each plot
Forest Floor Cover
Throw percentage quadrat randomly in NW section of the plot
Count every square in percentage quadrat with live green plant matter
Record Percent cover
Repeat steps 1-3 in each section NW,NE,SW,SE of the plot
Leaf Litter
Using drop scale, weigh ziplock bag and record
Throw quadrat in NW section of the plot
Collect all organic material other than dirt (leaves, sticks, pine cones)
Place collected leaf litter in large ziplock bag
Using drop scale, weigh bag full of leaf litter and subtract weight of bag
Record and repeat in each section NW, NE, SW, SE of the plot
Live Trees
Measure DBH and record species of all lives trees in the plot
Core 2 trees in the plot to a depth of 10 cm
Downed Log
Starting from the plot origin, head north along the transect tape measuring diameter of every downed log that crosses the tape with calipers and record.
Repeat for East, South, and West

11. Results

12. Discussion
Further questions
Improvements to our method…

13. Broader Implications Protect living trees to keep carbon inside
Plant more trees inside correct environment
Educate people on the problem and the solutions
Population control
Re-plant trees after cutting them down
Harvest the correct trees