Environmental Science Fieltrip:  Eden Valley Preserve

1.     What biomes are found at the Eden Valley site?

2.     What are some common animals found at Eden Valley?

3.     What is “primary succession”?  Please list an example of primary

      succession you found at Eden Valley.     

4.     What is “secondary succession”?  Please list an example of secondary

 succession you found at Eden Valley. 

5.     Why are dead trees important to the health of a forest?

6.     What “decomposer food chain” members did you observe in the forest?

7.     How would you characterize the management policies at Eden Valley (Preservation, Conservation, Exploitation)?

8.     The groundwater at the Eden Valley site is not fit for human consumption.  Why?

9.     Name some organisms you would find in each layer of the forest:

a.     Canopy –

b.     Understory

c.     Shrub layer

d.     Herb layer

e.     Duff layer

10.  Did you see any evidence of competition or predation on your hike?

11. What geological features did you observe on your hikes?  What type of rock did you observe on the hike? What did this rock type tell you about the geologic history of this area?  How is this rock effecting the biotic communities you observed today?