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Date: Feb 28, 2021 (Winter)
Time: 1400
Location: Seymour River/Maplewood Creek Park
Topography: northern cliff is approximately 60 degree slope down to the river, artificially-placed rocks along slope and river bank. Southern slope (park-side) is around 45 degrees with similar rocks like the northern slope.
Weather conditions: Cloudy, slight breeze, approximately 5 degrees Celsius.
Vegetation: forested with native and ornamental trees/shrubs, different species of moss along river bank and upper slope.
Questions:
1. What different types of mosses exist on both sides of the river, where do they grow, and what populations do they support?
2. There is a large growth of invasive Japanese Knotweed on the northern, upper slope of the riverbank. What is currently being done about the species and how has the plant/treatment affected the local ecosystem?
3. What kinds of animals use the park, and what factors attract them to the park?
