Homestead Trail

 

1:44 pm

homestead thicket

Sunny, snow on ground, blue sky

 Plants:

Devils Club, Oplopanax horridus

 

Cow Parsnip, Heracleum maximum

 

Fireweed, Chamerion angustifolium

 

Large Leaf Avens, Geum macrophyllum

 

Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

 

Sitka Spruce, Picea sitchensis

 

Mountain Ash, Sorbus sitchensis

 

Black Cottonwood, Populus balsamifera

 

Lady Fern, Athyrium

 

Goats Beard, Aruncus diolicus

 

Rockweed, Fucus vesiculosus

 

Animlas:

sitka periwinkle Littorina sitkana

 

 Sea lion Eumetopias jubatus

 

sitka periwinkle Littorina sitkana

 

pacific blue mussel Mytilus edulis

 

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

 

Pratt, Verna E. Alaskan Wildflowers. N.p.: AlaskaKrafts, 1989. Print

 

October 30, 2014  1:34 pm  Homestead Trail
weather: scattered clouds, 35 degrees, winds at 11 mph
geo: thicket
animals: bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus, red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, say's phoebe Sayornis saya, golden retriever
plants:
cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum
fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
sitka alder Alnus crispa
devil's club Oplopanax horridus
red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa
black cottonwood Populus balsamifera
lady fern Arthyrium filix-femina
large leaf avens Geum macropyllum
goat's beard Aruncus sylvester
sitka spruce Picea sitchensis
barclay's willow Salix barclayi
mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis
yarrow Achillea borealis
arctic dock Rumex articus

geo: shoreline/beach
animals:
pacific blue mussel Mytilus edulis
acorn barnacle Balanus glandula
sitka periwinkle Littorina sitkana
lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea capllata
northern sea nettle jellyfish Chrysaora melanaster
northern sea lion Eumetopias jubatus
plants:
dunegrass Elymus mollis
sea staghorn Codium fragile

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..Harbo, Rick M. Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Pub., 1999. Print

Robertia, Josheph. "Category Archives: Cook Inlet." The Mouth of The Kenai. Redoubt Reporter, 8 Oct. 2014. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. <https://redoubtreporter.wordpress.com/category/cook-inlet/>.

Sitka Mountain Ash

Sitka Mountain Ash



Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis) is usually found in coniferous forests, alongside streambanks, meadows, areas of past rock slides and in north coast bogs at low elevations. These plants are typically between 1-4 meters tall with several erected stems. Leaves are divided into an alternate pattern with 7-11 bluish-green leaflets that a toothed above the midway point. Flowers turn white in terminal clusters and produce red fruits that are edible but rather tart. The Nuxalk people would rub the berries on their heads to fight dandruff and lice.

Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon, and Paul B. Alaback. "Shrubs." Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Pub., 1994. 71. Print.

The Mountain Ash of Mt. Adams. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. <http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/cascade/mtadams/5/rose/sorbus/sitchensis/sorbussitchensislf2a.jpg>.

Homestead Trail

Homestead Trail

10/30/14

13:35, 34 degrees F, Blue skies with no wind

Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound, Mineral Creek

·         Devils Club (Oplopanax horridus)

·         Sitka Alder (Alnus viridis)

·         Black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera)

·         Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum)

·         Willow (Salix spp)

·         Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

·         Large Leaf Avens (Geum macrophyllum)

·         Lady Fern (athyrium filix-femina)

·         Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)

·         Goats Beard (Aruncus diolicus)

·         Sitka Mountain Ash (Sorbus sitchensis)

·         Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

·         Rockweed (Fucus distichus)

·         Acorn Barnacle (Semibalnus balanoides)

·         Sea Lion (Eumetopia jubatus)

·         Amphipods

·         Lions Mane Jellyfish (cyanea capillata)