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Location: Riverlot 56, St. Albert, Alberta
Date: August 6, 2018
Time: 1700
Temperature: 29 Celcius
Weather: Sunny with a few clouds
Riverlot 56 is located with the city limits of St. Albert on the northeast side. It is located on Poundmakers road. This particular park is managed by the province as a natural area. It has several uses including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking and wildlife viewing.
The total size of the park is 266.86 Acres (108 Hectares).
The area that was chosen is an open field in the park that is surrounded by trees on three sides. On the fourth side is a fence with farmland on the other side of this fence.
There are many gopher holes that can be seen from the pathway.
This land is mostly made up of tall and short grasses with Canada Thistle scattered throughout. On initial appearances it appears to be a healthy natural grassland area. However, on closer inspection there appears to be large areas of thistle.
Potential Subjects:
- Amount of Canada thistle present compared to other plants
- Number of gopher holes and the effect they have on the surrounding grassland
- There will be more invasive plants closer to the trails than the untouched pasture
- pH in the soil affects what will grow
