For this lab the objective was to count the rings of two freshly cut trees and match up several important events to the rings.
To do this I had to take the pictures of the two trees and put them into paint to measure the approximate thickness of each ring. When this was completed the Georgia Pine was about 52 years old and the California Elm was about 29 years old.
The next part of the lab was to determine the historical precipitation levels for both Macon and Palm Springs. In order to do this I used a combination of data from the weather centers in Macon and Palm Springs as well as some data from a friend(Thank you Abby you rock!). Next I had to find the averages for the growing season and so I chose the summer months and averaged the temperatures to get the average temperature for each year.
