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Riparian Aquatic Data

Glencoe Elementary School
Dec. 19, 2014, 5:26 p.m.

Survey Area

Length of Stream (ft) : 6

Number of Riffles : 1

Number of Pools: 3

Substrates

Silt : Very Little

Sand : A lot

Gravel : Very Little

Cobble : Some

Boulders : Very Little

Bedrock : Some

Instream Woody Debris

Small Debris : Some

Medium Debris : Some

Large Debris : Very Little

Commments : Pretty

Vegetation Type

Coniferous Trees : A Lot

Deciduous Trees : Some

Shrubs : Some

Small Plants: Some

Ferns : Very Little

Grasses: Some

Plants Identified

Species
Significance to Riparian Area
Purple Bug Eater
very rare, sign of stream health

Wildlife and Birds Identified

Type, Species, or Track/Sign
# or Comments
Great Blue Heron
flock of 65

Field notes

I like this stream.