7th/8th grade work in Pine Canyon

7th and 8th graders worked in Pine Canyon east of the big horseshoe curve.  They did photopoints, measured slope, looked for animal signs, tree and other plant id, and mapping.

	4/10/2008	5/9/2008
Trees - Diameter (inches)
1 - Ponderosa Pine		72
2 - Ponderosa Pine		6.5
3a - Douglas fir root -  left	38	7	check with Jaime - can't read writing
3b - Douglas fir root - middle	27	18	should spray paint the measuring site
3c - Douglas fir root - right	26
4 - Douglas fir		9.5
5 - Douglas fir
6 - Douglas fir		5
7 - Douglas fir		8.5
8 - Red-twig dogwood		312
Site 2
1 - Ponderosa pine		72
2 - Ponderosa pine		71
Trees - Height (feet)
(Estimate)
1 - Ponderosa Pine			try to calculate from photo
2 - Ponderosa Pine		20
3a - Douglas fir root -  left		n/a
3b - Douglas fir root - middle		n/a
3c - Douglas fir root - right		n/a
4 - Douglas fir		10
5 - Douglas fir		9
6 - Douglas fir		7
7 - Douglas fir		25
8 - Red-twig dogwood		10
Site 2
1 - Ponderosa pine		try to calculate next field trip
2 - Ponderosa pine		try to calculate next field trip

7th Grade Photo Point Monitoring
Bank Width (feet)		5/9/2008
Location
1		54'5"
2		51
3		54' 5"
4		85
5		92
6		82
7		87.5
8
9
Bank to Stream
Location		5/9/2008
1A		34' 2"
1B		4'2"
2A		25.5
2B		7.5
3A		18' 1"
3B		39
4A		22
4B		21
5A		27
5B		16
6A		13
6B		27

Bank Height (inches)		5/9/2008
1A		115
1B
2A		95
2B
3A		76
3B
4A		69
4B
5A		78
5B
6A		33
6B
7A		72
7B
8A		62
8B
9A		77
9B
Bank Slope (%)		5/9/2008
1A		40
1B
2A		10
2B
3A		40
3B
4A		40
4B
5A		40
5B
6A		35
6B
7A		20
7B
8A		10
8B
9A		45
9B

Site 2
Location Description:
	Next to a large pine tree and sagebrush
	along a deer trail overlooking the stream
Lat/Long (decimal degrees)	47.664167	-120.12420
"Etrex d.mmm setting"	47 degrees 39.850 minutes & 120 degrees 07.452 minutes
Elevation	2,432 '
Compass Bearing
Establishing Observers:	Kendra and Ruby
Camera:	Digital
Photo Monitoring Start Date:			5/9/2008
Slope in 20' gradients up from Bank location #1
	%	Soil type:
20'
40'
80'
120'
Slope in 20' gradients from stream to Photo Site #2
	%	Soil type:
20'
40'
80'
120'

The water flows underground and then reappears above ground  at various spots.