Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Pine Tree Reserve Nature Walk October 19th 2022

Today, I walked around the Reservoir before my classes. Today was probably the coldest it has been however, I was still able to just be in a sweatshirt. This week's activity, finding plants, was much easier to find than the fungi. It was also refreshing to have a sunny day again. This week, I found each of the types of plants relatively easily. In connection with this week's class material, I was able to observe the relative abundance of each of these plants in accordance with their evolutionary development. When walking around the reservoir, I saw tons of flowering plants and only had small instances where I saw moss. This aligns with our class discussion on which plants are most prominent in society in accordance with evolution. Furthermore, I also noticed the location of these plants related to our discussion on the challenges of being a land plant. The moss I found was only green on the side closest to the water, indicating its trouble in retaining the water.

Posted on October 20, 2022 12:07 AM by reginahfinn