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Postcards from the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska
This is a picture of some of the vegetation found on the plot behind our school. The red plant in the center is fireweed that has already bloomed. We don't get many different colors in the fall, but fireweed is very common and turns a beautiful red.
This just shows a broken and decaying tree that was in the plot measured by Mrs. Tobin's students.
This is an Aspen. It looks very similar to a Birch tree, but the leaves are smaller. The picture was taken September 3, 2002.
James was part of the perimeter team. His group measured and flagged the boundary of our plot. It was 1/10 of an acre in size.
Chris was part of the height and diameter team. He was helping set up for a clinometer reading to measure the height of this spruce tree.
Dr. Bob Wheeler came down the first week of September and taught us how to measure a forest. Here he was showing students how to use an increment borer. This is Mrs. Tobin's fourth grade class at K-Beach Elementary.
From this angle, you can see the shore of the Kenai River. While the Kentucky teachers were in Alaska, the river was filled with Pink Salmon. In addition to a variety of other fish, there are five different species of salmon that make their way up this river each year.
The trees and wetlands along the shore are vital to the river's ecosystem. Mrs. Tobin's students have opportunities all year long to get up close and personal with their environment. They are discovering connections between the forest, the river and streams, and the people who live here.
August 23rd, Mrs. Tobin's 4th graders walked to the Kena iRiver to examine the wetlands and forest area along the river. Students in the picture were drawing sketches ofthe vegetation they observed.
An Alaska Park Ranger takes students from Ms. Tobin's class on a tour of the woods.
Burn Area near Hidden Lake, Kenai Peninsula.
A game we played before we hiked to the burn area on forest succession. Again, notice the colors on the Cottonwood trees in the background.
This pic was taken near Exit Glacier - the glacier passed over this area 65 years prior.
Beautiful Exit Glacier pics - September 16th, notice the colors of the Alders.
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