All of the Panoramas
from September 5 to November 29

September 5

September 30

October 14

October 30

November 13

November 29

Field Study #6

Field Study #6

11. 29. 18

General 30 by 30 Plot Panorama

 Both of these pictures show the depth of the water and how the small island has disappeared more and more over the months. 

animal tracks

Some parts of the creek, where the stream is slow, are beginning to freeze. 

Field Notebook: 

- Date: November 29, 2018

- Time: 4:30

- Temperature: 30°

- Climate Conditions: complete cloud cover, no wind, not snowing

- Length of Day: 9 hours 19 minutes

- Interesting Observations: My previous field study there was small amounts of snow scattered around the ground. However, today there was approximately 5 inches of snow, in some areas, that totally covered the ground. The pace of the stream seem pretty moderate and in some areas of the creek, it has gotten much deeper since the first time I visited this location. 

- What I heard: The main thing that I heard when I was visiting was the ripple of the flowing water. Since, the water is much deeper, there are things like stumps and logs that stand alone in the middle of the creek that causes the water to ripple and make a sound. 

- Pace of the Creek: moderate

- Question: How does phosphorus travel to Holland's bodies of water if it's snowing and it can't travel through runoff from the rain. 

Field Study #5

Field Study #5

11. 13. 18

 General 30 by 30 Plot Panorama

This picture shows the new snow on the ground and how the water level of the creek has grown because at the beginning of this field study there was rather large sand bar in the middle of the creek. The picture on the top is what this sandbar looked during my first field study and the picture on the bottom is what it looks like now. 

The water eroding away at the hard sand. 

Field Notebook: 

- Date: November 13, 2018

- Time: 4:30

- Temperature: 26°

- Climate Conditions: light snow falling, mild wind, complete cloud cover

- Length of Day: 9 hours 47 minutes

- Interesting Observations: There is a mixture of snow and leaves that covers the ground. The water level of the creek that runs through my plot of land has got drastically deeper since I began this field study. The current of the creek gradually is eroding away that the side of what was once loose sand, but is now hard ground because of the cold temperatures (picture included above). Almost all of the leaves have totally fallen off the trees. 

- What I heard: very little noise, there were not as many people walking the trails this time, the water moving along the stream

- Pace of the Creek: very slow 

- Question: With this sudden drop in temperatures affect the phosphorus levels in the water sample I took this time? I know phosphorus often gets into Holland's bodies of water from run off the fertilizer when it rains. Now that it's snowing will the phosphorus levels in the water be very low?