Thanks to Lizette (and her dad) and Alan for the hard work. Now we install the branches and strands.
Monthly Archives: August 2023
The first stage of building the Fog Tree at UCSC LifeLab
The Fog Garden
We have collected 46 gallons of water since Jun 15 (61 days). It’s only 0.11 L/m2/d, far below the threshold for a fog supersite (~1 L/m2/d). Santa Cruz is in a partial fog shadow due to the southerly exposure to the ocean. Northwest is the best. Despite the reduced liquid water content of the air, we have collected enough water to make a meaningful difference in the growing of our vegetable garden.
Fog collection totals 6/15/23 to 8/15/23
176 liters or 46 gallons! This was collected on 26m2 of mesh area over a period of 61 d, resulting in fog deposition flux of 0.11 L/m2/d