Brian Royce Environmental Science Period 4 Dr. Houghton 10/20/2010-5/28/2011

Abstract Environmental science- “the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment” (Farlex, 2011). Study areas Keeping track of changes Changes over time How the environment changes

Objectives 1. Learn the environment that we live in 2. Learn to Identify, observe and research 3. Study how it works 4. Learn how to present findings

Objectives Cont. 5. Comparing data 6. Use correct methods to cite others work.

Introduction(prior knowledge) Tree identification Animal identification Bird identification Water sheds (One in the study area) Martin, 2011

Ecological census techniques Point count- count Belt transect- blocks of area Line transect- straight lines Quadrant transect- random locations

Map used Topographical map Many features Elevation Helps make predictions Onboard Informatics, 2011

Study area New Boston, New Hampshire

Procedure Date/time Location Weather Type of landscape Who was there New species list Observations on what was observed Backcountry, 2011

Results: Chipmunk Hibernated for a period of time Some got up first Very active animals Martin, 2011

Results: White tailed deer Came and went often Winter food? Bush’s were eaten Sirota, 2011

Results, Stream Changing in levels Transforming environment New species in the area

Results: Leaves (Seasons) Made work easy and harder Indicator to animals Landscape changes dramatically

Conclusion: Chipmunks Date observedNumber of ChipmunksLocationActivity 10/202Edge of the woodsLooking for food 10/273Wooded areaChasing each other 11/31 Edge of study area by the house Looking for food 11/90 Seems they are beginning to disappear 11/16NoneNot out 11/23-2/21NoneHibernating? 2/211Backyard in study area Not sure. Didn’t appear to be looking for food 3/1NoneNot very active yet 3/7NoneNot very active yet 3/153-5 All over study area, mostly wooded area Not sure. Saw most of them going up the trees 3/212 Wooded area/ swamp area Chipmunks are a lot more active now 4/62Wooded area/ grassLooking for food 4/132Wooded area/ lawn One was climbing a tree, other looking for food 4/192Grass areaNot sure. Food? 4/26NoneNo chipmunks out today 5/3NoneNo chipmunks today 5/122Swamp areaLooking for food 5/182-5Wooded area One was one the ground then they all started chirping when I went into the woods 5/241 Woods lineLooking for food in grass Hibernation, not really Where food is kept Who wakes up first Connection to graph Table 1: Chipmunk presence and observations

Conclusion: Stream Date observedObservationsSize of the stream 1- smallest, 10- largest 10/20Dried up1 11/9Still dried up1 11/16Little flow to the stream2 11/23Flow is still small2-3 11/27Some parts of the stream that had water have frozen 2 11/27- 2/15Cannot see the stream because of the snow or ice ? 2/152-3 feet wide, right after snow began to melt 6 2/21Didn’t seem to change in size 6 3/1River got wider, but not deeper 6-7 3/7Same size as the week before 6-7 3/15Snow melting fast, picked up a little 7 3/15- 3/29Same as 3/157 4/6Larger now, and a little deeper 8 4/6- 4/19No change in size8 4/27Reduced in size because all snow is gone 5-6 5/3Wider due to rain, and run off. So much more, it created a swamp area in the pricker bush’s 9 5/12No change9 5/18Same as week before9 5/24No change in height. Swamp area so large, bullfrogs are mating here Run off in the fall Spring floods Changed the environment Made new species move it Table 3: Stream presence and Observations

Conclusion: Deer Date observedNumber of deerobservations 10/201-?Heard an animal in study area, sounded like a deer 10/271-?Leaves have been eaten off of the dogwood bush 10/27-12/280No evidence of activity 12/281-?Leaves are visibly gone from the dog wood bush closest to the woods 1/32Saw deer digging its snout into the snow then chewed. Most likely eating the acorns under the snow. 5/221Small young doe in the study area eating what looks like to be the grass. Dog wood bush Research on it Acorns? Table 4: Deer presence and Observations

Conclusion: Seasons Hibernation Changing of the environment Changing the diets of animals

Challenges Animals ability to blend in Tree cover Scattering of animals (Chipmunk)

What was learned Saw the environment as a system Learned valuable field skills Identification of organisms Value the environment

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