UC Berkeley students sample soil microbiome in NRI field – June 29, 2016!

Three students, - led by Heidi Wipf, a graduate student working with a team of UC Berkeley researchers including Devin Coleman-Derr, Peggy Lemaux, and John Taylor, - endured the high temperatures of Five Points these past couple of days and completed an initial sampling of surface soils in the long-standing NRI Project field June 28 – 29.  Following an initial orientation to the study and its background and previous findings with Jeff Mitchell, the students completed the field sampling over the course of a full afternoon and a follow-up morning effort before leaving for other sites where they'll also be working this summer.  Mitchell promised cooler weather and a nice lunch at El Ranchero Café when the students return in August!