The Sagebrush Meadow is one of the first ecosystems that students encounter when entering Ponderosa State Park. It is immediately recognizable by its strong sagey smell, except when it is buried by snow!
Sagebrush Meadow
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Terrestrial Data:
Date:
Weather: Overcast, Raining
Cloud Type: Altostratus
Water or Soil Temp: 3.4 °CLight: 765 lux
Canopy Cover: 60 %
School: Moscow Middle School
Notes:
Cored a Ponderosa Pine, it was estimated to be 66 years old, but we didn't core all the way to the center.
Snow Data:
Terrestrial Data:
Date:
Weather: Clear
Air Temp: 17.5 °CWater or Soil Temp: 3.4 °C
School: St. Mary's (Boise)
Notes:
Potential energy: 1.634 volts
Terrestrial Data:
Date:
Weather: Clear, Sunny
Air Temp: 12.2 °CWater or Soil Temp: 6.6 °C
School: St. Mark's Catholic School
Notes:
Soil Moisture 13.2. Lots of pine trees, sagebrush and pine cones. It looked really dry but it was actually really wet.
Terrestrial Data:
Date:
Weather: Overcast
Cloud Type: Cirrus, Stratus
Air Temp: 9.6 °CWater or Soil Temp: 10.3 °C
Light: 900 lux
Canopy Cover: 60 %
School: Village Charter
Notes:
The ground was very dry when we sat down to make observations. We found insect eggs on a sagebrush during our exploration. Only a few tree species and mature trees near our collection site. Lots of grayish colors and a dull appearance
Snow Data:
Snow Data:
Snow Data:
Snow Data:
Date:
Weather: Sunny
Cloud Type: Altocumulus
Air Temp: -1.6Canopy Cover: 0 %
School: Prairie Elementary School