Dock Point

                                                                               Devil's Club
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Devil's Club are usually found moist coastal areas, like South central Alaska, Kodiak Island, and Southeastern Alaska. They tend to bloom during the month of June. The Club can get up to about four to eight feet tall and has a dense thickness. The leaves are maple shaped and the Club is considered a shrub. On the veins and stems there is spines connected. There are greenish flowers and in August form red berries. The berries also have thorns. They only have about one to two spiny club-like spikes left.  

Pratt, Verna E. "Devils Club." Alaskan Wildflowers. N.p.: AlaskaKrafts, 1989. 79. Print

                                           Dock Point 

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                                                             October 9th, 2014 1:40pm

                                               Felt like high 30's, windy, sunny, moist and shady

Plants, Scientific Names 
Sitka Alder, Alnus viridis
Salmon berries, Rubus spectabilis
Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis 

Red elderberry, Sambucus racemosa

Goats beard, Tragopogon
Wild celery, Vallisneria americana
Black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa
Devils club, Oplopanax horridus
Cow Parsnip, Heracleum
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
Broom rape ground cone, Orobanchaceae
Dwarf dogwood, Cornus canadensis
Sitka mountain, Sorbus sitchensis


Reference Guide. (1994). In J. Pojar (Ed.), Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast (p. 528). Canada: Lone Pine Publisher.

October 9, 2014 1:40 pm Dock Point

weather: 39 degrees, overcast, unusually high tides, 14 mph winds

geo: coastal, bog, we were on top of a hill

animal: crow Corvus caurinus, cackling goose Branta hutchinsii, evidence of red or douglas squirrel

plants & such:

sitka alder Alnus crispa

salmon berry Rubus spectabilis

sitka spruce Picea sitchensis

northern red currant Ribes triste

fireweed Epilobium angustifolium

red berried elder Sambucus racemosa

lady fern Arthyrium filix-femina

large leaf avens Geum macropyllum

devil's club Oplopanax horridus

goat's beard Aruncus sylvester

wild celery Angelica lucida

black cottonwood Populus balsamifera

cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum

yarrow Achillea borealis

blueberries V alaskanum and ovalifolium

skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanum

broomrape/groundcone Boschniaka rossica

willow Salix spp.

common horsetail Equisetum arvense

dwarf dogwood Cornus canadensis

arctic dock Rumex articus

mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis

Pojar, J., MacKinnon, A., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Pub..

Pratt, V. E. (1989). Field guide to Alaskan wildflowers. Anchorage, Alaska: Alaskakrafts Pub.. 

Armstrong, R. H. (1981). A guide to the birds of Alaska (5th ed.). Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Northwest Pub. Co..

Worthington Glacier      

9/23/14

2:10 pm

Geological features: Glacier, rocks, waterfalls

Weather: Cold, windy, dry outside with some sun

Eagle

deceiver mushroom, Laccaria laccata

Fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium

Horsetail, Equisetum

Alder, Alnus

Moss, Bryophyta

green alge, Pediastrum boryanum

shelf mushroom, Laetiporus

Worm tracks

Amazing view from perspective of looking out from the glacier. Far away it looks kind of boring but when you are out there and you look out, it makes me feel blessed to live in such an amazing state.

Dock Point Sitka Spruce

Dock Point Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis aka Sitka Spruce is a large evergreen can be found on moist, well-drained areas such as alluvial floodplains and marine terraces. They can also be found on old bogs, nurse logs, avalanche wash zones and are typical in low to mid-range elevations. Trees can reach up to 70 meters tall and 2 meters in diameter. Leaves are yellow-green to blue-green with two white lines along the underside of the stomata. Needles are sharp, 4 sided, and 1-3 cm long. Cones are red and can be 5-8 cm long. This particular patch of Sitka Spruce was found on a marine terrace and trees were in their coning stage.

http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/plants/trees/conifer/pine/picea/sitchensis/sitchensis1b.jpg

Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon, and Paul B. Alaback. "Trees." Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Pub., 1994. 37. Print.

Dock Point

Dock Point

1.       10/9/14, 13:40, Dock Point

2.       Weather: 39 degrees, cloudy and windy.

3.       Geological Features: Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound

4.       Plants:

·         Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)

·         Stitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)

·         Sitka Alder (Alnus viridis)

·         Fireweed (Luetkea pectinata)

·         Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

·         Large Leaf Avens (Geum macrophyllum)

·         Goats Beard (Aruncus dioicus)

·         Sea-Watch (Angelica lucida)

·         Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera)

·         Devils Club (Oplopanax horridus)

·         Cow Parshnip (Heracleum maximum)

·         Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

·         Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)

·         Broom Rape Brown Cone (Boschniakia spp.)

·         Horsetail (Equisetum spp)

·         (Cornus canadenis)

·         Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis)

·         Arctic Dock (Rumex arcticus)

·         Oval-Leaved Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium)

·         Alaskan Blueberry (Vaccinium alaskaense)

Kavanagh, James, and Raymond Leung. The Nature of Alaska: An Introduction to Familiar Plants, Animals & Outstanding Natural Attractions. Phoenix, AZ: Waterford, 2005. Print.

Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon, and Paul B. Alaback. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Pub., 1994. Print.