However, I am taking a GPS class at Unity this year and we also have a project to complete. Instead of going through the trouble of having the refuge send me data, I decided to use the data I obtained through my GPS class. My GPS project involves locating wildlife trees in the Unity College Woodlot. Frederick J. Pollock started this project as an independent study in 1993. He inventoried the Unity College woodlot for dying or standing dead trees, also known as snags.
Snags are essential to wildlife and are usually called wildlife trees.
They provide food and shelter for a variety of animals and insects such as ants, termites, porcupines, woodpeckers and mice. Fredrick described each wildlife tree in a written report with a description of each tree and grid location, his methods and materials, tables, graphs and a map of the Unity College Woodlot. I have also created a data dictionary to record any new information I may find in the field. My base map is a delmore map of the Unity College woodlot. As for the SCEP program, which I mentioned above, it has enhanced my career and provided me with numerous opportunities.