At Dalaoling.
When we first arrive at Dalaoling, we visited the map room and room with herbarium specimens. Both of these rooms were very useful in getting us oriented to where we would be studying for the next several days.
The total area of Dalaoling is almost 2000 hectares. The picture below is a model of the area. Dr. Zehao Shen has been studying this area for at least 10 years and his expertise was invaluable. For his thesis, Zehao started at the lowest elevation (about 800 meters) and worked his way to the highest elevation (just over 2000 meters), all the while documenting the major vegetation types along the way.
Our group took a few group shots and made our way to the hotel that would be our home for the next four days. Of course, we couldn't go for more than four hours without eating, at it was lunchtime! We continue to eat well.
Model of Dalaoling National Forest Park
Of course Fred had to closely examine each specimen.
A picture of the whole group from Dalaoling. Dr. Zehao Shen from Beijing University, Ms. Xu Yan from the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Kim Steiner from Penn State, his wife Susie, Dr. Fred Paillet - very knowledgable chestnut ecologist, Dr. Fred Hebard of the TACF Meadowview Farms, Dr. Songlin Fei from the University of Kentucky, Sara Fitzsimmons from TACFs PSU office, Dr. He Wei from Beijing Forestry University, the Directors of Dalaoling National Forest Park (names to come soon).
Three-square (round?) Chinese food meals a day? Yes, please!
The total area of Dalaoling is almost 2000 hectares. The picture below is a model of the area. Dr. Zehao Shen has been studying this area for at least 10 years and his expertise was invaluable. For his thesis, Zehao started at the lowest elevation (about 800 meters) and worked his way to the highest elevation (just over 2000 meters), all the while documenting the major vegetation types along the way.
Our group took a few group shots and made our way to the hotel that would be our home for the next four days. Of course, we couldn't go for more than four hours without eating, at it was lunchtime! We continue to eat well.
Model of Dalaoling National Forest Park
Of course Fred had to closely examine each specimen.
A picture of the whole group from Dalaoling. Dr. Zehao Shen from Beijing University, Ms. Xu Yan from the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Kim Steiner from Penn State, his wife Susie, Dr. Fred Paillet - very knowledgable chestnut ecologist, Dr. Fred Hebard of the TACF Meadowview Farms, Dr. Songlin Fei from the University of Kentucky, Sara Fitzsimmons from TACFs PSU office, Dr. He Wei from Beijing Forestry University, the Directors of Dalaoling National Forest Park (names to come soon).
Three-square (round?) Chinese food meals a day? Yes, please!
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