Length of Stream (ft) : 0

Number of Riffles : 0

Number of Pools: 0

Silt : Very Little

Sand : A lot

Gravel : Some

Cobble : A lot

Boulders : Very Little

Bedrock : Very Little

Small Debris : A lot

Medium Debris : Some

Large Debris : Very Little

Commments : No water flow, lots of dead blackberry debris, soil, and cobble stone, all is healthily moist.

Coniferous Trees : Very Little

Deciduous Trees : A Lot

Shrubs : Very Little

Small Plants: A Lot

Ferns : Some

Grasses: Some

Species

Significance to Riparian Area

Sword Fern

holds soil and collects moisture

Blackberries

holds soil in place as a ground cover

English Ivy

invasive, has taken over land and some trees.

Cottonwood

produces avian homes, holds soil/rocks

Nonnative Plum

fallen trees provide toil soil

Moss

breaks down surfaces, creates diversity of lichen

Type, Species, or Track/Sign

# or Comments

Cyote

1, may have home on property

Arachnids

very many

Ladybugs

2 sighted

Birds

many

Field notes

Ferns primarily on east slope. Many more maples than other species of trees. A few shrubs yet to be identified on west and east slope. (samples collected, to be identified) No bird species yet specifically identified.