Field Study #4

Field Study #4

10.30.18

General 30 by 30 Plot Panorama

I found this green moss growing on two logs near by each other in my plot. 

More leaves falling the creek further slowing own the stream. 

Water level is rising so the island in the middle of the creek is getting smaller. 

Field Notebook: 

- Date: October 30, 2018

- Time: 6:00

- Temperature: 60°

- Climate Conditions: moderate wind, total cloud cover

- Length of Day: 10 hours 20 minutes

- Interesting Observations: more leaves on the ground and in the creek that slows the pace of the stream, locations where there was higher vegetation in August are seeing more dry dead plants, water level and depth is rising (almost covered the middle of the creek where there used to be an island) 

- What I heard: People walking and cars driving past

- Pace of the Creek: moderate pace (video included above)  

- Question: While checking my plot of land I noticed more leaves in the creek the slowed the pace of the stream. Will this have an effect on the phosphorus levels of the water sample that I took?

Field Study #3

Field Study #3

10.14.18

General 30 by 30 Plot Panorama

Leaves changing color and falling off the trees. 

Water level of the creek definitely increased and it is several inches deeper now. 

This picture shows the leaves in the creek and how it is slowing down the flow of the stream. 

Taking water samples for phosphorus experiment. 

Field Notebook: 

- Date: October 14, 2018

- Time: 5:30

- Temperature: 55°

- Climate Conditions: light wind, no clouds 

- Length of Day: 11 hours 6 minutes

- Interesting Observations: many more fallen leaves on the floor of the woods and the leaves are beginning to change colors 

- What I heard: People passing by and leaves crunching underneath their feet, quiet ripple of the creek, cars driving past

- Pace of the Creek: Very slow because the leaves and sticks in the creeks slowed it down.  

- Questions: The flow and pace of the creek was much slower today and I wonder if that will affect the phosphorus levels of the water sample?