2012 February 1

2012 February 1 16:45

Location: the patch of forest directly across from Wild Currant Route, steps north from the bus stop, just south of Rock Maple.

GPS 47* 04' 32.52" N 122* 58' 03.42 W Elevation 165ft

Weather: overcast with blue patches in the sky. Crisp. Less than or equal to 45F.

Habitat: fragment of ACMA, THPL forest. POMU, MANE, VAOV understory.

Species observed: Porella navicularis and a moss with crispate, papyraceous, appressed leaves growing from a fallen ALRU branch.

Notes: Cars and people are audible all around. A few bird calls. Sad chirping for one and frenetic talking for another. There is downed debris everywhere from the snow breakage. There's a gigantic maple with large patches of broken moss cover on its trunk below and above eye level. Is it pollution from the road or people/animals picking at it? This would be a good site to test pollution because the Wild Currant Rt. bus stop is less than 30ft to the SW. See photos.

Posted on 06 February, 2012 06:46 by homeformosses