Bird vs. Fish

Diving In: Python 3.6, Here I Come!

With my fresh install of Python 3.6 and upgrade of editor/IDE to LiClipse with PyDev, I’m feeling like a whole new me! 🙂 I’m ready now to upgrade the script I’ve been working on to be compatible with the latest version of Python. Running a Script Here’s a quick how-to, if you’re just getting started […]

Black Beach Park (North Shore Drive)

We took a scenic Easter drive, and visited a park just established less than a year ago in Silver Bay. It was raining and sleeting, but we still got out and looked around a little.

Walking the Osaugie Trail in my Block

My ecologist boyfriend is visiting for Easter weekend, and we finally visited a trail I’ve been wanting to check out this evening. We parked at Loon’s Foot Landing and walked just past 39th Ave. before turning back.

A Limitation of R: Line Length Limits

I use the latest R (v. 3.3.3) and RStudio (v. 1.0.136), the latter of which has a default setting for the # of lines the console displays (under Tools -> Global Options -> Code -> Display -> Console). You can change it to 0 to get it to display all the lines, but it seems […]

Current Challenges in the Stella -> R Conversion

At this point, the script writes out all of its pieces, so that’s a landmark in this debugging process. Now, I’m catching problems where the R script crashes, and they’re becoming more cryptic as I go, which is to be expected. I found a line in my original Stella model that has an essentially meaningless […]

Exploring My BBA Block: Superior CE

I finally figured out what the Rainy River Energy Corporation property was near the Nemadji River. They want to (or did) grade the bank of the river. From the signage up at the property, they did in fact do enough damage to need a permit (> 1 acre). I wonder if this is why there’s now […]

Looking for Nocturnal Species for the WI BBA

Today, I went back to where I found the great horned owl. I didn’t find any new nocturnal species, but I did find white-breasted nuthatches carrying nest material in the late morning! I also found what could be a large nest, but it’s high in a pine tree and thus difficult to fully see. I’m […]

Fixing the Old Stella R Script

I’m doing this with (at least) one hand tied behind my back: I don’t know Stella, beyond a cursory understanding of what some things do and how to run models. So, I’m reliant on someone else’s translation script to make sure we get all the parts in the right place. It’s like they have provided […]

Nocturnal Surveying for the WI BBA

Tonight, I found a great horned owl that flew in from over a treeline from some northwesterly direction, perched atop a tree near where I was parked, and then flew off to hunt. It was descending as it flew off, so that’s why I guessed it had heard something and was going after prey. Since […]

Goals? I Think? Maybe Just Ideas…

It seems to me to make the most sense to update the current Stellar Python script to… Python 3 latest version of Stella (.stmx) Yet, I’m wondering if this is more trouble than it’s worth, given the annoying facets of navigating Python at all, much less converting someone else’s script. I have a bit of […]