Diario de dross3

I decided to take a walk around the Berkeley area since I noticed that many of the observations from last year were relatively close to campus and my place of residence. Surprisingly, many of the observations were in the same place as last year although a few of them were a few houses down or on a different block. One observation that really intrigued me was the African Iris since I originally did not know that it was observed last year until I looked it up and the fact that I had no knowledge of the type of the flower that it was. Overall, this assignment was a great way to explore the surrounding area and share observations with students from the previous year.

For this assignment I decided to observe a salt marsh and redwood forest/coastal scrub to see the differentiation between the two. The salt marsh I observed was Berkeley Aquatic Park, which is located in west Berkeley right off the side of the freeway. What I found interesting about this area was the vast amount of plant and flower species surrounding the area of water, which are present in this particular area due to their tolerance of salt water. I also found it interesting when I seen a butterfly land on one of the plants and figured that it had adapted to the area due to the amount of plants and the fact that many of the plants of relatively high. The mud/moss I seen in the water is also essential for this habitat as it contributes to the food chain of the area by providing sustenance for the bacteria and other species living in the area. The redwood forest/coastal scrub that I observed was Tilden Regional Park, which is located in the Berkeley Hills. The wild turkey I observed has adapted tot he area due to the vast amounts of vegetation and the plant and flower species I observed have adapted due to their ability to grow rapidly in this type of setting.