Long-term monitoring grid

Our grid was established in 2014, and spans the entire research forest, in addition to areas north and west of the research forest.

The grid consists of 72 sites, each site has 2 cameras, one acoustic recording unit (ARU), and two ways to collect hair samples. These sites allow us to track wildlife habitat use, abundance, and behavior over time.

Data was collected from this grid in 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The next round of data collection will begin in winter of 2025.