THE FINAL PLOT VISIT
04/30/2014
(April 31st, 2014) Today was the final plot visit and I would like to believe that is was our most successful visit yet. My group and I were able to finish our plot map, find new organisms, learn how to identify sourwood trees by tasting the leaves, and finish identifying all the trees in our plot. The new organisms that we found in our plot were two baby sourwood trees and some Indian corn flowers. What was really interesting about the Indian flowers were that they grow like mushroom and they have yellowish brown color unlike most spring flowers that are pink, purple, or red and have a green stem. While we were out there we also checked the pH level, (which is at 7) , the ground temperature, (which was 65 Fahrenheit) and the leaf litter (which was at 2 centimeters). At the end of our plot visit, during our 1-minute observation period, I noticed that it was a lot louder outside than it was in the winter. There were birds chirping, and bees buzzing around, and the rustling of squirrels in the trees. The trees also had the majority of their leaves back and everything just looked very alive during our plot visit. (Morgan Morris)
April 30, 2014: This was our last day on the plot. It has been really intriguing to see all the changes on our plot throughout the entire year. The week before our visit, the temperature went up to about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, so we were expecting some big changes in the plot. When we arrived, the trees were filled with leaves and plants had started growing on the ground. Additionally, in the previous plot visit, we marked a small tree that had just began growing. During today's visit, the tree had grown significantly and leaves were budding on it, which we identified as sourwood. As I predicted, due to the warm weather, we saw multiple organisms around our plot, including bees, spiders, and birds. The leaf litter has also gone down tremendously because it has gotten time to decompose and become soil. Overall, this project has boosted my observational and group work skills. I am glad I had the opportunity to do this project, as I have gained a greater appreciation for the many changes that occur in nature. (Moss Rerkpattanapipat)
April 30, 2014: This was our final plot visit, and it had the biggest changes compare to other plot visits that we had. It was raining on the day before we visited our plot, and the temperature was higher than before. So I thought it is going to be a lot of changes this time. When we got there, I took three pictures of the three angles again and then took a one minute video. While we were observing our plot, I realize the buds we saw last time actually grow out to baby leaves this time, and some of the stems appeared red color. There were also many new trees or plants grow out from the ground. We also found out that we have many sourwood in our plot. Except all these changes, we also found a interesting plant that came out from ground this time, they were like fungus, grow out from ground but they were actually corn plant, and they might be eatable, and if you look closer, you can see the little buds that ready to become flower on the cylinder shape plant. In addition to all above, we also can hear birds singing, we could see many bugs, sometimes spiders and honey bees. In general we indeed observe lots of changes this time due to the weather change and the rain from the night before. I feel like this plot visit is a really interesting and fine project. We all learn a lot of stuff, such like sourwood actually taste a little bit sour, how to identify different plant, and let us see the changes from natural. (Cindy Biao)
04/30/2014
(April 31st, 2014) Today was the final plot visit and I would like to believe that is was our most successful visit yet. My group and I were able to finish our plot map, find new organisms, learn how to identify sourwood trees by tasting the leaves, and finish identifying all the trees in our plot. The new organisms that we found in our plot were two baby sourwood trees and some Indian corn flowers. What was really interesting about the Indian flowers were that they grow like mushroom and they have yellowish brown color unlike most spring flowers that are pink, purple, or red and have a green stem. While we were out there we also checked the pH level, (which is at 7) , the ground temperature, (which was 65 Fahrenheit) and the leaf litter (which was at 2 centimeters). At the end of our plot visit, during our 1-minute observation period, I noticed that it was a lot louder outside than it was in the winter. There were birds chirping, and bees buzzing around, and the rustling of squirrels in the trees. The trees also had the majority of their leaves back and everything just looked very alive during our plot visit. (Morgan Morris)
April 30, 2014: This was our last day on the plot. It has been really intriguing to see all the changes on our plot throughout the entire year. The week before our visit, the temperature went up to about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, so we were expecting some big changes in the plot. When we arrived, the trees were filled with leaves and plants had started growing on the ground. Additionally, in the previous plot visit, we marked a small tree that had just began growing. During today's visit, the tree had grown significantly and leaves were budding on it, which we identified as sourwood. As I predicted, due to the warm weather, we saw multiple organisms around our plot, including bees, spiders, and birds. The leaf litter has also gone down tremendously because it has gotten time to decompose and become soil. Overall, this project has boosted my observational and group work skills. I am glad I had the opportunity to do this project, as I have gained a greater appreciation for the many changes that occur in nature. (Moss Rerkpattanapipat)
April 30, 2014: This was our final plot visit, and it had the biggest changes compare to other plot visits that we had. It was raining on the day before we visited our plot, and the temperature was higher than before. So I thought it is going to be a lot of changes this time. When we got there, I took three pictures of the three angles again and then took a one minute video. While we were observing our plot, I realize the buds we saw last time actually grow out to baby leaves this time, and some of the stems appeared red color. There were also many new trees or plants grow out from the ground. We also found out that we have many sourwood in our plot. Except all these changes, we also found a interesting plant that came out from ground this time, they were like fungus, grow out from ground but they were actually corn plant, and they might be eatable, and if you look closer, you can see the little buds that ready to become flower on the cylinder shape plant. In addition to all above, we also can hear birds singing, we could see many bugs, sometimes spiders and honey bees. In general we indeed observe lots of changes this time due to the weather change and the rain from the night before. I feel like this plot visit is a really interesting and fine project. We all learn a lot of stuff, such like sourwood actually taste a little bit sour, how to identify different plant, and let us see the changes from natural. (Cindy Biao)