Shoup Bay

1.       10/23/14, 1:45, Shoup Bay Trail

2.       Weather: low 50’s, no wind, sunny blue skies

3.       Geological Features: Chugach Mountains, small creeks, Thicket, Prince William Sound, beach, meadows

Thicket:

·         Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera)

·         Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)

·         Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

·         Large Leaf Avens (Geum macropyllum)

·         Sitka Alder (Alnus crispa)

·         Salmon Berry (Rubus spectabilis)

·         Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)

·         Spiny Wood Fern (Dryopteris expansa)

·         Lycopodium

·         Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)

·         Yellow Moss (Homalothecium fulgescens)

·         Pixie Cup Lichen (Cladonia asahinae)

·         High Bush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum)

·         Barclays Willow (Salix barclayi)

·         Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Meadow:

·         Chocolate Lilly (Fritillaria camschatcensis)

·         Yarrow (Archillea millefolium)

·         Dipper (Cinclus)

·         Spread-Leaved Peat Moss (Sphagnum squarrosum)

Beach:

·         Sea Lion (Eumetopia jubatus)

·         Rockweed (Fucus distichus)

·         Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca)

·         Dune Grass (Leymus mollis)

·         Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)

Shoup Bay Beach 
October 23rd 

1:55 pm

Sunny, no clouds, wet grounds 

felt like low 40's

"Susan L Stevenson - September - Labor Day Weekend in Valdez." Susan L Stevenson - September - Labor Day Weekend in Valdez. N.p., Sept. 2006. Web. 24 Oct. 2014. <http://www.susanstevenson.com/Journal/2006/September/LaborDayValdez.ht>

Plants: 

False Hellebore, Veratrum viride

Rockweed, Fucus vesiculosus

Dune Grass, Ammophila

Animals:

Steller Sea Lion, Eumetopias jubatus

Pacific blue mussel, Mytilus trossulus 

Moon Jellyfish, Aurelia aurita

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

Wet Meadow

October 23rd 

1:55 pm

Sunny, no clouds, wet grounds 

felt like low 40's

"Susan L Stevenson - September - Labor Day Weekend in Valdez." Susan L Stevenson - September - Labor Day Weekend in Valdez. N.p., Sept. 2006. Web. 24 Oct. 2014. <http://www.susanstevenson.com/Journal/2006/September/LaborDayValdez.html>

Plants:

Chocolate Lily, Arthropodium strictum 

Iris, Iris hybrida 

Peat Moss, Sphagnum

Yarrow,  Achillea millefolium

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

 Shoup Bay Thicket
October 23rd 

1:55 pm

Sunny, no clouds, wet grounds 

felt like low 40's

"Shoup Bay Trail, Valdez, AK Image." Shoup Bay Trail, Valdez, AK Image. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2014. <http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=15ac6fb2-000d-4379-8c9d-a3e7ea933a8d&lat=61.129217&lon=-146.355183&t=6>.

Plants:

Black cottonwood, Populus

Cow parsnip, Heracleum

Rose Willow, Cornus amomum

High bush berry, Viburnum trilobum

Sitka alder, Viburnum trilobum

 Yellow moss,  Xanthoria parietina

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

                                              Horsetail

                                        

Burklund, M. (2013, February 2). Get strong nails and shiny hair with Horsetail. Retrieved October 21, 2014, from http://www.healthyfashionista.com/healthyfashionista/blog/2013/02/02/get-strong-nails-and-shiny-hair-with-horsetail

      Horsetail tend to bloom around spring time. They have stems which are hallow and contain vertical ridges. Horsetails have a rough feeling to it, and very narrow. The way it spreads is horizontally, which then forms lacy carpets in the moist and wet woodlands. You can use Horsetail to clean pots and pans because it has silica. If you peel it, the inside of the leafy part it good enough to taste. There are more than just 1 type of horsetail, they come in many different species. Some have shorter leaves than other, some longer. 

Mineral Creek

Monday 10/20

Cold, in low 40s, windy

4:30pm

                                              Mineral Creek Trail 

                           

Cow parsnip, Heracleum Lanatum

Goat's beard, Aruncus Sylvester

Wild celery, Angelica Lucida

Devil's club, Oplopanax Horridus

Black cottonwood, Populus Balsamifera

Alder, Alnus

Horse tail, Equisetum

Salmon Berry, Rubus Spectabilis

Dwarf Dogwood,  Cornus Canadensis

Everything looked very dried out, lost color to everything.

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

Large Leaf Aven

Geum macrophyllum


The Large Leaf Aven is a hairy perennial which has short rhizomes commonly found in open low elevation areas. Leaves come off of a long stalk in pairs of 3 and are usually shaped like a kidney or heart. The flowers are yellow and found at the tip of branches either alone or in pairs. This plant produces a fruit that is can easily get stuck on clothes or hair when walking past. The Large Leaf Aven has many uses by natives such a brewing tea for stomach pain or chewing on the leaves to prevent the spread of germs.

Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon, and Paul B. Alaback. "Roses." Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Pub., 1994. 185. Print.

PNW Flowers. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014. <http://www.pnwflowers.com/images/plants/0014597.jpg>.

Mineral Creek

1.       10/21/14, 9:30, Mineral Creek

2.       Weather: Mid 30’s, no wind, mostly sunny

3.       Geological Features: Chugach Mountains, Mineral Creek, Bog

4.        

·         Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera)

·         Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)

·         Labrador Tea (Ledum palustris)

·         Horsetail (Equisetum)

·         Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

·         Large Leaf Avens (Geum macropyllum)

·         Sitka Alder (Alnus crispa)

·         Salmon Berry (Rubus spectabilis)

·         Willow (Salix spp.)

·         Goat's Beard (Aruncus Sylvester)

·         Wild Celery (Angelica lucida)

·         Dwarf Dogwood (Cornus canadensis)

·         Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)

·         Feather Moss (Kindbergia oregano)

·         Arctic Dock (Rumex articus)

·         Bog Blueberry (Vaccinium ulignosum)

Vitt, Dale H., Janet E. Marsh, and Robin B. Bovey. Moss Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America. Vancouver: Lone Pine Pub., 1988. 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.

October 16, 2014 1:40 pm Mineral Point

weather: 43 degrees, mostly cloudy, winds 9mph

geo: muskeg, bog

animal: magpie, old bear scat

plants:

sitka alder Alnus crispa

salmon berry Rubus spectabilis

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

blueberries V ovalifolium

groundcone Boschniaka rossica

willow Salix spp.

common horsetail Equisetum arvense

dwarf dogwood Cornus canadensis

arctic dock Rumex articus

high brush cranberry Viburnum edule

low brush cranberry Vaccinium vitis adaea

barclay's willow Salix barclayi

sitka burnet Sanguisorba stipulata

several-flowered sedge Carex pluriflora

labrador tea Ledum palustris

wild iris Iris setosa

bog blueberry Vaccinium ulignosum

chocolate lily Fritillaria camschatensis

mosses:

moss campion Silene acaulis

feather moss Kindbergia oregana

Sphagnum angustifolium

Sphagnum warnstorfi

Polytrichum strictum

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.. 

Dock Point

                                                                               Devil's Club
`                                                                             Echinopanax horridum 
                                 
                                                      http://radiantheartmedicine.com/?p=257

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.