February 24, 2018
1100 – 1330
This was a Watershed Year (Science 120) field trip, to practice collecting various types of environmental data. I didn’t see a lot of wildlife, but I did get some nice pictures of flora.
Species List
- California Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- Lace Lichen (Ramalina menziesii)
- Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
- Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)
- Arroyo Willow (Salix lasiolepis)
- Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
- California Bay (Umbellularia californica)
- Wavy-leafed Soap Plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum)
- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Carnivorans (Carnivora) Found near the barn/shed area. Maybe a canid? In which case, it would probably be coyote. Domestic dogs aren’t allowed on the preserve.
- Carnivorans (Carnivora) Found near the barn/shed area. Quite a bit smaller than the first scat I found. Maybe Striped Skunk?
- Tree Germander (Teucrium fruticans)
- Common Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) I assume that these were planted intentionally at some point in the past (probably decades ago).
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Great Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
- Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
- Olive (Olea europaea) Another species that must have been intentionally planted here, decades ago.
- Spreading Rush (Juncus patens)
- Goldback Fern (Pentagramma triangularis)
- Western Black-legged Tick (Ixodes pacificus) Found on my pant leg. Really small – body not much bigger than the head of a pin.
- Pacific Hound’s Tongue (Adelinia grandis)
- Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) Seen on the drive home.
Let me know what you think!