paulehoungbeke's Journal

For this nature walk, the theme revolved around fungi! I went to the back of Newton Campus near Edmands Park to search for any form of fungi that I could find. The weather was quite nice, while it was in the 50s and sunny I still needed a slight jacket and made sure to wear appropriate footwear. When observing different types of fungi, it is quite interesting to see the different places where they might take shelter/reside in. As we were walking, we came across a tree that seemed to have mushroom growing out of its trunk. Once I saw that I was pretty intrigued because it almost made it seem like the tree itself had splinters. As the walk progressed, it was quite difficult to decipher whether an organism was a fungi or not. On top of that, the wild organisms seemed to grow in secluded areas throughout the park which made it more difficult to take pictures or get close to the organisms. Overall, this nature walk was successful, given I was able to find different forms of fungi and further educating myself.

On this nature walk I ventured to Edmands Park, directly behind (or attached to) the Newton Campus. The weather outside was delightful, with the sun shining and a minor breeze attached to it as it was only 65 degrees outside. I started walking around 4:50 and came across a multitude of different plants. There were different trails that were available to walk around. I walked along one of the longer trails that allowed for me to see different types of plants, including a few traces of poison ivy. Although, most of the plants seemed to be going into their dormant stages. At the end of this walk I was able to find various leaves that had evident distinctions from them and other plants (either small or big).