Paleoecological methods include a variety of laboratory and field techniques.  Lab protocols include:

 

- Pollen preparation procedure

 

- Charcoal preparation procedure

 

- Smear slide preparation

 

- Whole sediment description

 

We also utilize Charcoal Identification and Photography and Pollen Identification and Photography (see North Woods Pollen Key).

In general, we maintain procedures compatible with those of the:

 

LRC Core Facility

and

LacCORE National Lacustrine Core Repository

 

We also archive sediments there, either physically or virtually.