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The numerous old-growth redwood stumps in this area remind us of the logging boom. Deer study If you walk along the trail which leads between the creek slopes in this area, you will see several enclosures or fenced plots to study the effects of deer grazing on the understory vegetation. The plots were started as a senior thesis project. Biology department professor Ingrid Parker is currently using these plots in her plant ecology class. These plots have proven a crucial asset to the biology department as we now have a data set that permits us to analyze trends over the years.