I always enjoy field trips, which teach me to look into my beloved nature in a scientific way.
Field trip at Mt. Emei, Sichuan
2016/Jul/6 - 2016/Jul/17. Student group of ten. I was the team leader. Objectives of the trip included herbarium sample collecting and herbarium making, ecological surveys on community, and insect specimen making.
Field trip at Emerald Creek, Idaho
2017/Sep/30-2017/Oct/1. Basic paleoecological techniques and skill of fossil extraction were taught.
Field trip at Scottish Highlands
2021/Jul/17-2021/Jul/23. Sampling for a population genetics project on Euphrasia, a parasitic genus.
Photo credits: Meng Lu