I. SITE DESCRIPTORS

1. Latitude/Longitude of data collection site:
   40 N degrees latitude
   74 W degrees longitude
2. Time zone: Eastern Standard Time
3. Biome Description: forest
   deciduous
   Basically our terrain was flat with a slight hill at one end. Most of the area was open with a row of trees around the edge. The area is grassy with no water except puddles caused by a recent rainfall.

1. TEMPERATURE in CElSIUS

   Recording date: April 8, 1997

2. AIR TEMPERATURE (CELSIUS)
   

   	1st reading time: 10:45	2nd reading	3rd reading
   1 CM ABOVE GROUND:	16
   1 METER ABOVE GROUND:	18
   2 METERS ABOVE GROUND:	22

   High temperature for the day: 14 degrees celsius
   Low temperature for the day:: 5 degrees celsius
   

3. GROUND TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   
   1 CM BELOW SURFACE: 15 degrees celsius
   10 CM BELOW SURFACE: 11 degrees celsius

4. WATER TEMPERATURE (celsius)
   1 CM Below surface: DEGREES CELSIUS

5. WIND SPEED and DIRECTION
   Wind speed Beaufort Number: 3
   Wind Speed in (Km/hour): 13-19

   Wind direction:
   

   This reading was taken at 12:05

6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
   29.94 Inches of Mercury steady

   Altitude: 18 M above sea level

7. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
   Relative humidity: 29 percent

1. SOIL
   30 percent Clay
   50 percent Sand
   20 percent Silt

2. WATER ANALYSIS - (50ml sample)
   pH Value:
   Hardness: grains per gallon
   Iron:
   Colloidal (bacterial iron): parts per million
   Red Water Iron: parts per million
   Clear Water Iron: parts per million

3. FLORA/FAUNA ANALYSIS
   • Three most common trees:
     white pine
     red maple
     holly
     
   • Three most common plants:
     grass
     clover
     bushes
     
   • Three most common birds:
     chickadee
     sparrow
     finch
     
   • Other common animals:
     squirrels
     potato bug
     worm
     

4. ROCK ANALYSIS
   granite
   
   
   
   
   Site collection took place in the following areas: