{"id":10,"date":"2021-07-25T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T17:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:07:32","slug":"tools-and-supplies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/tools-and-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-736 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/fieldtoolssupplies-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/fieldtoolssupplies-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/fieldtoolssupplies-1024x294.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/fieldtoolssupplies-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/fieldtoolssupplies.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are a variety of tools and supplies you might need or want depending on the type of specimen you plan to collect. Here is a list of some commonly used items you may want to include in your collecting kit.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Field Tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-213 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2021\/08\/Tools-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2021\/08\/Tools-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2021\/08\/Tools-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2021\/08\/Tools-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2021\/08\/Tools-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2021\/08\/Tools-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shovels, trowels, or my favorite Hori; for underground plant materials such as rhizomes, bulbs and roots.<\/li>\n<li>Secateurs, pruners and hand knives.<\/li>\n<li>Paint scapers are useful for bryophytes and lichens that adhere to rocks and bark.<\/li>\n<li>Gloves.<\/li>\n<li>Hand-lenses (10x and above) for seeing small features of the plant.<\/li>\n<li>Plastic bags or Ziploc bags to temporarily store plant material.<\/li>\n<li>Paper bags for large cones, fruits and other large parts of the plants that don\u2019t press well as well as bryophytes, fungi, and lichens.<\/li>\n<li>Handlens (magnification x10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Additional Field Supplies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_448\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448\" class=\"wp-image-448\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-1137x1536.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-1516x2048.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/nextgen\/files\/2022\/01\/John-Davidsons-field-kit-1-scaled.jpg 1895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Davidson\u2019s field kit; City of Vancouver Archives reference number AM505-S1-: CVA 660-663; 1910; BC; Collected by John Davidson<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Waterproof field notebook (even if it doesn\u2019t rain, your precious field notes will be safe from spills and long term mold issues).<\/li>\n<li>Wooden pencils to record information (not mechanical &#8211; wooden pencils are easy to sharpen in the field with your hand knife and mechanical pencils often fail due to sand, dirt and water).<\/li>\n<li>Plant tags and permanent markers.<\/li>\n<li>GPS tracking unit to record location and topographic maps (do not rely on smart phone app).<\/li>\n<li>Altimeter to determine altitude.<\/li>\n<li>Camera\/phone to photograph plants.<\/li>\n<li>Binoculars so you can ID tree features (opposite or alternate branching); if you turn them around, they can become a small microscope (if you forget your hand lens).<\/li>\n<li>Download any references, checklist and apps needed for the region you will be collecting in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a variety of tools and supplies you might need or want depending on the type of specimen you plan to collect. 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