A late night note from Anna:

Here we are, only a few hours before leaving good 'ol Willow St. I apologize for not updating the blog the past few days, it has been quite hectic packing up the project. Today we spent the day disassembling the office, backed up all of our data and then packed the project materials along with our personal belongings into the cars.

I want to thank every who has been involved in the project over the last three months:
Team 1- Anita, Carole, Lyman, Kat, Claire, Daniel
Team 2- Alison, Eriko, Miles, John, Elizabeth, Marjorie
Team 3- Ruth, Donna, Larry, Joanne, Paul
Team 4- Nick, Andy, Celine, Ashley, Gail, Tom
Team 5- Sarah, Jill, Lynn, Brian, Rania, Robert
Team 6- Larry, David, Bill, Eugene, Donna, Hiroko
Team 7- Alejandra, Renee, Renata, Angeli, Yee, Marie, Elfreida

Special thanks to Shinae, our student visitor on Team 5, Mark from the UK office who was our staff and risk assessment extrodinaire on Team 1, and Tom Kieckhefer, our guest scientist who helped us census the otters in the slough.

Of course, I can't forget the invaluable contributions of my fellow team leaders, Peter and Sean. These two guys were fantastic colleagues, as well as fabulous friends.

Last, but certainly not least, I must thank our two PIs Daniela and Tom. They were excellent leaders and mentors in the field. It was an honor as well as a pleasure to contribute to their research.

Is this the end??? NOT A CHANCE!!

Yes, it may be the end of the field season, but our team will continue to update the blog every week or two (beginning after I return to the Earthwatch office in mid-November). Please check back for reflections on the season, updates on the data and plans for next year! If you have anything to contribute, it is not too late. Please email me your reflections or a fun story from the field and I will post it!

Come August, the web log will be back in full swing, so every one can keep in touch and follow our progess into the second field season. OR....you can join us in the field in 2007!

Farewell for now,
Anna