This is a lysimeter, TDR Soil Moisture probe, and thermistor pit shown during installation. The right half of the pit is about a meter deep, the left side is about 50 cm deep, and the pit is a little over a meter wide. In this photo, the lysimeter cups have been inserted fully into the soil face, as have the TDR probes and soil thermistors. The lysimeter collection reservoirs have been partially buried. The lysimeter cups will be connected to the reservoir bottles (to the tubing with black electrical tape on the tip). After complete installation the pit will be filled back in to a level flush with the forest floor.