Summer Solstice in the ACFL
Come on a hike with Beck through the ACFL! Learn about how the position of the earth relative to the sun creates conditions for warmer, summer weather, and see the ways in which the forest is changing with the season. Keep your eye out for these birds: hairy woodpeckers on a snag, swainson’s thrush in a red-elderberry bush, black-capped chickadees in a western red cedar, a spotted towhee in an oceanspray bush, and the song of a pacific wren throughout.
Just adapt-a-second!
Aerenchyma: A common wetland adaptation that gives plants the ability to grow and thrive in waterlogged conditions!
Just like the ecosystems in the ACFL are unique, so are the plants and animals that call them home! Many of our local species have developed special adaptations that allow them to thrive in the varied conditions that define these ecosystems. Just adapt-a-second clips devote a few seconds to unearthing these sometimes hidden features of our forest inhabitants.
Stay tuned for the next video in the Just Adapt-a-second Series.
Just adapt-a-second! - Cedar
Just like the ecosystems in the ACFL are unique, so are the plants and animals that call them home! Many of our local species have developed special adaptations that allow them to thrive in the varied conditions that define these ecosystems. Just adapt-a-second clips devote a few seconds to unearthing these sometimes hidden features of our forest inhabitants.
Stay tuned for the next video in the Just Adapt-a-second Series.
Just adapt-a-second! - Alder
Just like the ecosystems in the ACFL are unique, so are the plants and animals that call them home! Many of our local species have developed special adaptations that allow them to thrive in the varied conditions that define these ecosystems. Just adapt-a-second clips devote a few seconds to unearthing these sometimes hidden features of our forest inhabitants.
Stay tuned for the next video in the Just Adapt-a-second series.
This is the third clip in a series of short educational videos about our special and local forest ecosystems and inhabitants.
Join Melissa and our new Forest Educator, Beck, on a trip around our local floating bog islands. See them up close, and learn more about how they formed and what they are!
This is the second clip in a series of short educational videos about our special and local forest ecosystems and inhabitants!
From 32nd street to toot, these muddy swamp landscapes are a unique type of wetland you can find in all sizes all over our forestlands. Check out this ecosystem video to learn a little bit more about what makes a swamp, a swamp!
Stay tuned for the next video in the Wetland Series.
Since we can’t get out together in the forest, we’ve decided to create a series of short educational videos about our special and local forest ecosystems and inhabitants!
Our first video of the series, created, narrated, and beautifully illustrated by our very own Forest Educator, Melissa Courtney, is all about wetlands. Did you know that wetlands are the sponges, nurseries, and strainers of our forestlands? Check out this short doodle video to learn more about how this important ecosystem works to provide these ecosystem services and more!
