Trip Two Homework
Trip Two Factsheets
Trip Two Species
Trip Two Landscape Factors
Introduction:
For the second field trip, we traveled to Ashael Curtis on 04/24/2014. We took a hike in various spots around Snoqualmie before we eventually went snowshoeing. The day was very wet, but also extremely fun. We saw various changes in species distribution as we increased elevation. The goals of the trip are listed below.
- How elevation affects
- the amount and form of precipitation
- soils, water and vegetation?
- Interaction between soils and vegetation
- Role of a pass (Snoqualmie) on temperatures and wind.
- Role of aspect and slope, interaction with valley on microclimate
- Role of light and soil temperature on the response of a tree (let's contrast Douglas-fir with Pacific silver fir).
- Contrasts between young and old stands in terms of content and structure.
- Continue to examine phenology
- Continue to expand our ability to identify overstory and understory species (some old friends and some new)
Observations:
During our snowshoeing experience, we encountered various slopes that appeared to be freshly sloughed. It was so unstable that we chose not to continue our hike in the same planned direction. The observed avalanches appeared to have occurred between 5pm Tuesday (04/22/2014) and 2pm Thursday (04/24/2014).
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