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Danielle and I worked with Martens in boreal Ontario in the summer of 2005

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Falls on the way from Winnipeg


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The quads and boat for the project.


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The front yard of Danielle's house for the summer... yes, it's a field house!

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Josh and Danielle fishing near Wenesaga bridge


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Fireweed along one of the telemetry roads.


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An old wolverine live-trap from a now discontinued research project

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Our personal campground on Woman River


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Taking it easy!



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A view from our tent


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Quad telemetry on Tom's Trail


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Aerobus road


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The field truck loaded up with the quad for telemetry

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Utility right-of-way.  We passed this spot 8 times on our "veg trip"

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Mary Lake; our home for four days


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Mary Lake



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Danielle navigating between two mud holes


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Wood frog




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Veg takes on a new meaning in "black spruce / feather moss".... the dreaded soil sample

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A deer mouse that ventured within ten feet one evening.



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Modern ruins: the remains of the Griffith Mines



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The mines...


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Sunset over Lac Seul at Julie's cabin

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Julie's husband pays a visit on his float plane

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Sunset the second night on the lake.

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Sunset the second night out



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Still the second night!



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Beside an old clear cut on a logging road while doing telemetry

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Black Spruce/Feather Moss; a common habitat in northern Ontario.

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Clear cut


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An abandoned quartz quarry

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A clear cut with fireweed, one of the first plants to take over.

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Pakwash provincial park


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Danielle holding the first marten we trapped (tranquilized of course!)

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Josh putting the marten back in the trap to recuperate from the drugs

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A marten tentatively leaving the trap


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Indian Pipe, a parasitic forest plant


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Grass of Parnassus



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Danielle tranquilizing a captured marten while Julie secures the holding cone.

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A Spruce Grouse that landed nearby while processing one of the martens

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Julie props of the door to the trap for the marten to leave after being processed

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A female marten gets ready to leave the trap

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... still not ready ...


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Finally taking off...


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A red fox with a lacerated nose eats camping leftovers.

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After a brief but torrential rainfall, we were welcomed by an intense double rainbow with both sides touching the lake we were fishing in!

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Danielle holding her catch



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Our last day trip to Pakwash



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The field crew gathers around the fire


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Playing guitar at Julies cabin in May


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Danielle painting


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Danielle's painting


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The scene Danielle was painting
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