Date of volunteer work: 02/17/2018.
Site Name: Cottonwood Creek.
Number of hours worked: 1.5.
Field notes:
Entered between two houses near SE 92nd Ave and Tenino Ct.
Plants observed:
Upper areas- denser canopy of Red Alder, Western redcedar, Cottonwood, understory of mostly Swordfern and some Oregon grape and Snowberry.
Near the Creek- Juncus and Carex closest to the water, Redtwig Dogwood, Snowberry, Rose.
Open canopy/planted areas- Rose, Spirea, Oregon grape, Twinberry, Snowberry.
Groundcovers/herbs: Nettle, Mint, Lemonbalm, Fringecup, Nipplewort, some trailing blackberry.
Weeds- Dock, Herb Robert, some Armenian blackberry. English Ivy, some Holly.
Other notes:
-Signs of woodpecker activity in trees
-Some trash in creek and at park enterance, but overall amount was minimal.
-Slimemolds, polypore, belt conk fungi observed onsite
-Man and dog in park appeared happy and waved back at me.