Walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir

Yesterday, I met up with a friend from class, and we took a walk around the reservoir, as well as poked around the wooded area near the entrance. It was cool and partly cloudy when we went. Throughout the past few modules, the textbook addressed human impact on nature, and the reservoir had many connections to this theme. When we went, there were many people outside enjoying the scenery. When we were taking pictures and discussing what we were seeing, a few people stopped to ask us what we were looking at and doing, which remind me of what we learned in the first unit: many people were interested in biodiversity's aesthetic effect. It was interesting to see all of the nature in and around the water, while considering that the reservoir is a man-made body of water. It was very unfortunate to see trash from humans in the wooded area especially though as well. In terms of our current unit, I attempted to find some fungi and lichen. This was easiest to find in the wooded area, and I think I found two different types of lichen, although I am not too sure. They were found on lots of the rocks around the res, which makes sense, as lichen often live on trees, rocks, and soil.

Publicado el 09 de junio de 2023 por radfordl