The Cranberry Tree

Explore Your Environment

I got outside last night and took this picture.  What trees do you see?

The white barked trees are Quaking Aspen and the black tree is a Bur Oak.

I though this picture was interesting too.  The snow is cut away from the melting fastmoving drainage.  Pretend this was a stream bank made of sand, silt and clay rather than snow.  You can see “sediment erosion” where the river is taking sediment away.  The sediment is picked up in the carried down stream until it deposits.  If the overhanging ledge were to drop then we would have a “slump” occurring.

This picture is of a culvert.  On Tuesday, the culvert was submerged in the water and all I saw was water bubbling up the depths.  Fast moving water is causing “runs and glides” vs “pools and riffles”.  Also in the background, you can see overland flooding occurring.  When you are out and about this weekend, take some time to look around you and apply what you have heard in class to your surroundings.

Posted at 09:45AM Mar 20, 2009 by Lesley Lubenow in Forestry  |  Comments[0]