Pack Forest, March 31, 2012

Today my class and I hiked in Pack Forest, and examined the flora and fauna. The weather was cloudy wtih occasional light rain and misting. The trees on our hike were mostly alders and big leaf maples. The tops of the trees were red with alder catkins. The maple trees were budding with the first signs of leaves. The undergrowth consisted of coltsfoot, grasses, herb-robert, sword ferns, and Mahonium aquifolium. There were tall shrubs of Indian Plum and Red Flowering Currant, both were beginning to blossom. I also spotted a long-tailed vole foraging in the leaves.

Long-talied Vole, Microtus longicaudus
Mushroom, Verpa bohemica
Osoberry, Oemleria cerasiformis
Herb-Robert, Geranium robertianum
Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot, Petasites frigidus
Pacific Madrone, Arbutus menziesii
Licorice Fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Red-flowering currant, Ribes sanguineum

Posted on 01 de maio de 2012, 05:29 PM by andymj