Log 1: Week 2: spent some time sitting outside Said hello to the Long House Site and felt a bit discouraged because it looked so sad; Came up with a great Idea though. My plan is to take pictures of the sight until spring to document the changes that are going to be occurring in the plants for preparation Hours 1
Log 2: Week 3: went out into the evergreen forest and decided to track along the main stream to see if I noticed different plants growing along side the river. I am Trying to see if the same plants are growing through out the riparian area all along the stream or if some dominate in certain areas or what(not quite sure what is going to happen). I didn’t get very far kind I of got enamored with being outside again. I managed to completely get lost in just one particular area. I will say one thing though the forest seems completely barren in these winter days. There are some low herb plants growing but not much other than the beautiful tree and tons of sword fern. Hours 2.5 Total Hrs 3.5 
Log 3: Week 4: Oh Man did I Have A Good Week.! TO Begin with I went the twig identification Workshop Laura Mentioned. It was hard remembering all the stuff they talked about so I am really glad we are doing this again! The workshop Took place At the McLain Trail Off of Delphi Rd, and I had Never been there. I was very much like a kid at a candy store! I was introduced to some new species that I have not seen and also reintroduced to some trees that I haven’t seen in a while. Wouldn’t you know it almost the whole trail revolved around water so it was a perfect studying place. There was not much time for me to look around at my own leisure on Sunday so I went back on Monday. At McLains certain areas were very boggy but there really was not much green growth so I can’t wait to see what going to be coming up for spring! Hours: 6 New/reintroduced plants along riparian area: Black Twinberry ◊ Lonicera involucrateCascara ◊ Rhamnus purshianaOregon Ash ◊ Fraxinus latifoliaPacific CrabApple ◊ Malus fuscaPacific Dogwood ◊ Cornus nuttallii Serviceberry◊ Amelanchier alnifoliaSpirea ◊ Spiraea douglasiiThimbleberry ◊ Rubus parviflorus Then on Wed. I also walked further down the river in Evergreen Forest. It was fun! Heading on the Direction toward the Sound I stayed mostly along side about 20ft. by the river. On the way back toward campus I walked right on the edge of stream sometimes in the stream. I noticed different communities along the stream. In a bog habitat along the river there was a extreme amount of twigs covering the space all along a particular area of river, making the hike very difficult. Some twigs I could not identify. The twigs that were not identifiable were the most predominant I’d say covering about 8o% of population. Other noticeable twigs One Big leaf maple, and then a mix between thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus, and Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis. The Salmonberry seemed more predominant from the two, although I have to say I was more frustrated they were in may way than what they were so my mind could have been in other places. Another observation is that it seemed very rare to find a tree right along the stream bank they seemed to have given themselves a distance of about 15ft.. I’ll check this out a bit more before I concur. Hours 4.5 Total Hours: 14
Log 4: Week 5:
I’m a drawing. I took a couple of twigs and dissected them with my eye. I also went to priest point park and discovered why they call stinging nettle stinging nettle. Teaches me to just grab any ol’ plant with out figuring out what the hell it is first! So in my discovery of the outside world I noticed: Stinging Nettle’s coming up. My new favorite plant Indian plum( the buds are actually breaking out I wish we had sounds bites attached to this drupal program cuz I have a perfect song). Some saxifrage, is breaking out but I can not tell what, and I found some curious other plants that I hope to be identifying in the near future. Also I saw a beautiful red headed woodpecker. Loves it! And madrones tend to prefer being near the sound water, not exactly sure why. My little Long House garden is beginning to grow into its little place again. And those damn confounded buttercups which I thought I so carefully removed are starting a war. I’d like to borrow a blow torch.
Also Alana and I got together to research more about riparian area.
Hours 4 Total Hours 18
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Log 5: Week 6: Alana and I went for a walk At Mclane’s to observe the riparian areas. It was a nice walk. We discussed our readings and class project and made plans to go to a nursery to buy some plants to put at our sight. And with a little luck and some self control maybe some plants for my garden. I also hung out at the Long house site and took some pictures the possibility of the stream bank being all mine as enticed a craze, I can not wait to get my hands on the area. Plus the red osier dogwoods make a beautiful clash against the bright yellow willows. I hate you plants because I love you so much! Hours 3.5 Total 21.5
Log 6: Week 7:I went to Priest Point on Mon and soon became very curious about the land. It just seemed as if there was something more magical about this particular area I was drawn to. I feel at ease hear it’s interesting. Hrs 2When I went back on Fri I ran into some older workers moving tree logs, it occurred to me to ask them about the history of the park. One gentlemen told me that it was a gathering place for priest of a church from France, (I don’t remember the name) but he said that when there was a lot of warring going on with the indigenous peoples this land was used as a safety because there was less hostility occurring here and recommended a book called Olympia: The Forgotten Pioneers. So I began looking for information about it on the internet and found that a Chief named Seattle was baptized buy one of the priest from this church, it’s very interesting. This one walk opened a whole slue to the history of this land. Something I have not heard any one talk about. I am trying to find the book that the gentleman recommended. After that I spent quite a bit of time trying to see if I could find any artifacts, all I came up with was a large moss covered rock.
Hrs 4 TOTAL 27.5
Log 7: Week 8: Sunday: The long house group got together to work on our project. We talked about the similarities of our sites and realized how much our research has coincided. I took some more pictures of the stream bank side and realized for the first time that the stream reaches further past the willows. I am glad I walked around the sight and not just looked at it from the bridge like I usually do. Found some little blooming flowers along the hill. I think some one called it Periwinkle.Total hrs 6Mon: went to the Deschutes River to see if there is a huge difference in vegetation from our sight. Along the stream directly near the river there was hardly any vegetation, the landscape consisted mostly of trees which is odd because at the other three Riparian habitat areas I have been to it was quite the opposite. I wonder if it has anything to do with the extreme flood rains Washington experienced. So far the Deschutes landscape has been the least like our riparian hillside sight. It was very interesting though, I found a portion of the park that was still flooded (maybe from the previous intense rain?) This water seemed stagnant. I observed a red algae (?) growing, this is the first time I have observed shallow water that didn’t seem well oxygenated. McLanes seemed to be the area to most represent our riparian hillside area. While at Deschutes I noticed a wetland type habitat area with cattails. I decided to check it out because the stream bank is supposed to have cattails in it as well; all around the cattails there were frogs were singing loud like thunder it was very exciting to listen to them roar. I would have stayed longer but my dog was bored. I wanted to know why they were making so much noise, was it to mate? Communicate?Total hours 4Tues: went for a walk through the Evergreen forest, to see how much change has been brought about on some of the plants I have been Keeping an eye on. It was very interesting to see that new vegetation is starting to take form, while other plant that I was sure to find blooming seemed to hardly grow at all. So I learned that there are certain timelines that plants create with in themselves to start their flowering. I’m wondering what is it exactly that creates the plants trigger to begin certain growth. Is it strictly just temperature?Total hrs 2 Total 39.5
Log 8: Week 9: So many things are breaking out. I Noticed a Salmonberry that was blooming in Mixed Forest Area with flowers. It seems as if I have adapted to the days of plants without their leaves, because I feel like I am getting to know all the plants all over again. I need to spend some serious time getting back out there discovering every plant again! I Love the Longhouse Garden. It is sad thinking about all the change that’s going to happen over the spring, for all the people leaving that put so much effort and love…Any way my visit to the garden was sad yet beautiful to be rewarded about the beginning of spring. Total hrs 3 Total hrs 42.5