Nice cool morning low 70's at 9:30. I walked with Bruce, Jenna and Kayti from NE Gate to Elm Bridge, west to Fence Corner, north to Trans OWP, north and around the Northern Loop, south along Hackberry Alley to Tall Stump, south across Beaver Dam and across Dune to South Boundary, west to SW Gate, northeast and east to Cutoff Trail to EW fenceline to Creekside Trail to Northern Loop, across to Pipeline Trail and out again.
Several branches down across trail with lack of regular visits.
Blue common weedy flower = Elephantopsis together with large leaved single tall stem Polygonum on Escarpment trail, red and white Morus mulberry, Verbesina, Eupatorium boneset in white flower, 4 species of grapes etc.. Kayti took a list and Bruce will review.
Discussed establishing a one hectare plot; collecting samples for Bebb Herbarium and for a teaching herbarium (maybe laminated) for ecology students.
I found no ticks (so far) and there were far fewer spiders with cool weather. Tussock moths were skeletonizing leaves of some younger mulberries. No mosquitoes..too cool?
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