Last weekend i accompanied my major prof. and an undergraduate student on a filed trip to the blue river located near Tishomingo, OK. the aim was to become acquainted with the study area and study species so that the undergraduate could do research without supervision.
The study species is a very rare alder tree commonly called the seaside alder. There are three small areas in the world where this species grow. In rhode island, georgia and in oklahoma. If you are terrible with geography, these states do not share state lines, thus making the populations highly disjunct.
most scientists believe that these populations are relics and that this species range spanned most of north america before the last ice age.
We visited four populations located along the blue river and natural springs. The area is easy on the eyes and is a popular trout fisher attraction.
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