5  Field safety

There are lots of components to consider for ensuring field safety. Over time, this page will grow over time to reflect our protocols for planning, executing, and debriefing after field trips. Everything on this page applies as much to local field trips to nearby sites, as it does to international trips.

Before going on any field trip, please ensure that your emergency contact information is up-to-date on the lab information excel sheet (requires LSU login).

5.1 Packing list

• First aid kit
• LSU Plant Biology car magnets – use any time when driving to remote sites in Louisiana
• Hydration, including electrolyte mix if needed
• Long sleeved clothing, sunscreen, and a hat
• Appropriate footwear (always carry rubber mudboots with you for local field work in Louisiana)

Before you go, make sure to message the appropriate channel on lab discord. Please indicate who is going, where, and ETA of return.

5.2 Other resources

• https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.13970 (Rudzki et al. 2022)

Rudzki, Elizabeth N, Sara E Kuebbing, David R Clark, Burhan Gharaibeh, Mary J Janecka, Rachael Kramp, Kevin D Kohl, et al. 2022. “A Guide for Developing a Field Research Safety Manual That Explicitly Considers Risks for Marginalized Identities in the Sciences.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 13 (11): 2318–30.