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Trail conditions deteriorated past the second ridge — the rain we logged last quarter has accelerated soil migration along the south-facing slope. Ground cover is patchy, and the bauxite spoil from upstream has settled in the lower drainage in a way the 2019 survey didn't predict.
The team reset stakes at the original transect lines.1
Samples at stations 4, 7, and 11 show the same banding as last summer. Station 9 was inconclusive. We'll re-sample on the Friday return.
Vegetation count, by the numbers: 14 species 2 across the upper plot, 9 in the lower — both down from 2023 by roughly a third.
Bring the heavier auger. Pack two extra sample tubes. The trail to station 11 is washed out — we'll route from the eastern saddle instead.
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