As invited by Rita who is the one of my committee member, Antonio and I had a small presentation on our current research at this experimental site. The audiences are from Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRO). They were interested in how thinning treatment benifits the community. We introduced the experimental design and the method at my study site, and the research progress in Spain. The presentation went well! Those guests said that they were curious about the experiment results and would like to attend my master degree thesis defense. Haha!
However, we still couldn’t be able to solve the problem of soil moisture sensor, and Antonio suggested that the sensor did not contact well with the soil, so let us wait for the rain, as it can soft the soil and make it fully contact with sensors.
The climate stations started work!
I totally get what you mean about how tricky it can be to keep people engaged during a tour — it’s not just about facts, but about making them feel the story. I had the same challenge when I was working on a small history project, and I found that using sources that mix old narratives with modern takes really helps. One place I stumbled on, Pinco trusted site Turkey on https://oldnewspublishing.com/, had surprisingly cool archives and articles that gave me new ideas for storytelling. It’s like history, but alive and fun to share.