The Madison-Hills Paleoecology Project ("MPEP")

Introduction

The MPEP is a privately funded endeavor that will drill and sample the layers of soft sediment that have accumulated in the deepest part of Big Pea Porridge Pond ("BPPP") in Madison, New Hampshire during the past +/- 14,000 years. The purpose of the work is to scientifically analyze, technically describe/catalogue, and radiocarbon/proxy date these progressively deposited materials to establish the ecologic change-sequence history of the Pond's basin since the departure of the last ice sheet. The work described above will begin in late January or early February 2008 and be completed by late Spring or Summer 2008.

Scientific Basis of the MPEP

Lake-bottom sediments represent the most continuously detailed records of post-glacial (Pleistocene to Holocene) climate and environmental change available, and such records provide the best long term context for the dramatic physical and biological/ecological changes that have occurred during what has become to be known as the "Anthropocene" period (time since the beginning of extensive human habitation).

Who's Involved

The scientific staff of MPEP includes the following individuals, all of whom are donating their professional expertise to the project:

P. Thompson Davis, Ph.D., Dept. of Natural & Applied Sciences, Bentley College.
Brian Fowler, Quaternary Scientist, Project Director.
Lee Pollock, Ph.D., Dept. of Biology, Drew University.
Lisa Doner, Ph.D., Center for the Environmental, Plymouth State University



Sunday, March 9, 2008

Social Posting #5

Just to update you all that the 9:30-11:30 refreshments and info session will take place on Tues., March 11 at the Pollock's as previously planned for 2 or is it 3 or 4? previous dates. Sylvia will be working, so I may be the only one at Pollock's while the rest of the crew are on the ice. In the event that I'm needed to help on the ice, I may have to lock the door and will leave a note regarding my whereabouts. So, if you should come and find the door locked that will be why. For those who are driving, you can park in the driveway of the house next door, the Gabrielson's, or on Spigot Hill Rd. If you plan to venture out on the snow on the pond you will need snowshoes so you don't sink in. As of today, there is a thick crust but it's not reliable to keep you from sinking all the time.
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