Pictures

Date 10/29/12 Time 1130 View of dried river in Eaton Canyon, facing east. This picture shows the basic habbitat for the organisms in Eaton Canyon, high average temperatures and low amounts of water.

Date 10/29/12 Time 1050 A Western Fence Lizard on a rock using the sun as an energy like source to heat his body and keep him from slowing down.

Date 10/29/12 Time 1102. A Western Fence Lizard also sitting on a rock but in the shade to cool down as the temperature is about 95 degrees in the sun.

Date 10/29/12, Time 1045. Whipple Yucca, 10-12 feet tall, 1 of few within 1/2 a mile. This tree is one of the tallest on the riverbed as there is not enough water to support most plant life

Date 10/29/12 Time 1120. This is a dried up California Fuchsia. As you can see the drought that has occured in southern California has left plants like this on the riverbed with little water which in turn causes the plant to dry up and lose its color, ability to make food through photosynithesis, and its shape which makes it almost impossible to recognize.

Ryan Observations

Date 10/29/12

Time: 11:25
Sunny, slight breeze
birds chirping
around 95 degrees

Time:11:44
decreased wind
small increase of temperature
we hear a beetle
Birds still chirping

Time 11:49
I see a blue jay
no change in temperature

Time 11:53
Breeze increases
same sounds
environment no change
small temperature increase

Observation Noah Sisson

Eviroment: wind coming from east, Temperature 95 degrees ferihieght, on dried river shore

10min in.    Facing north west towards water fall
                 Sounds: crow and other birds sqawk, insects buzz around my head, the disturbance of bushes as people move around.

20 min in.    Facing north west towards waterfall
                  Wind has decreased and the heat has increased
                 Sounds: all. the sounds have become louder and another insect that sounds like a sort of cricket has increased in volume more than the others

30 min in.   Facing north west towards water fall
                 Wind has gone back to original strength and the heat has increased again
                Sounds: There are few changes to the sound enviroment and the addition of a four legged animal running through the shore line. Can not see the animal though.