Plot Reflection

On Wednesday our group went into the great outdoors and picked a plot. It is located along the Outer Perimeter and we are the farthest out of all of the groups in our class. The plot is a circle with an 11ft radius and is on a slope covered with fallen leaves. It is composed of a few adult trees, lots of saplings, and a small patch of ferns, mosses which we collected data on. The trees in our plot are mostly sourwood trees and white pines, but there is a red maple and a few we have not yet identified. We took the soil ph and temperature as well as collected a sample and plan to look into what this tells about the soil.  We also found one or two mushrooms that we are identifying as well as many small insects.

We will be carefully observing this plot each month through the year and reporting any changes. We expect to see changes in the leaves of the trees as well as seeing if the younger trees survive the winter. Also, we will be checking for change in soil ph & temperature and differences in the animals and fungus we collect. We are excited to be observing this piece of nature throughout the year.