{"id":938,"date":"2013-11-05T13:47:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T21:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otacharter.org\/madelinel\/?p=938"},"modified":"2013-11-05T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T21:47:41","slug":"watershed-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/madelinel\/2013\/11\/05\/watershed-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Watershed Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

1) Name the major mountain ranges and other important geographic and geological features near your house.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a canyon by my house in Balboa Park.<\/p>\n

\u00a02) Trace the water you get in your kitchen, from precipitation to tap.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ocean–> purification center–> toilet–> house.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a03) Describe the soil around your house.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Well I live in an apartment so we have a lot of landscaping around and a lot of grass.<\/p>\n

\u00a04) What were the primary subsistence techniques of the indigenous cultures that lived in your bioregion before the Europeans arrived?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balboa Park was first inhabited by Native Indians when Columbus claimed the land.<\/p>\n

\u00a05) Name five edible plants in your watershed and their seasons of availability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Cilantro, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, and also tomato plants<\/p>\n

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\u00a06) From what direction do the winter storms in your area generally arrive?<\/strong><\/p>\n

North winds, which also cause cold water.<\/p>\n

\u00a07) Where does your garbage go after it’s hauled away?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Most likely my garbage is taken the Miramar Landfill.<\/p>\n

\u00a08) How long is the growing season in your watershed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Im not too sure how long the growing season is, I would guess about 1 month and a half.<\/p>\n

\u00a09) On what day of the year are the shadows the shortest<\/i> where you live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Winter is when my shadow is the shortest but Im not sure exactly what day.<\/p>\n

10) Name five trees in your watershed.\u00a0 Are any of them native to the bioregion? If you can’t name names, describe them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a lot of palm trees, eucalyptus, pine trees, lemon trees, and other fruit trees. Im not 100% sure but I think palm trees are native.<\/p>\n

11) Name five birds that live in your watershed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red tailed hawks, pigeons, doves, seagulls, pelicans, blue jays, etc. have been seen around my area.<\/p>\n

12) Identify whether those birds are resident or migratory, and if the latter, what part of the year do they spend in your watershed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Im lost with question, I don’t think that any of these birds started here.<\/p>\n

13) What is the history of human land use in your watershed or bioregion during the past century?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>A lot more residents have joined our community in the past century.<\/p>\n

14) What species have recently (last 1000 years) become extinct in your area?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>I don’t know, maybe some type of bird?<\/p>\n

15) What was the primary geological event or process that influenced the land form in your watershed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>l:\/ I don’t know…<\/p>\n

16) From where you are reading this, point to north.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The TV is north in our classroom.<\/p>\n

17) What is the elevation, above sea level, at which you live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>We are above sea level and inland where I live.<\/p>\n

18) What spring wildflower is consistently among the first to bloom in your watershed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

White and yellow wildflowers<\/b>\u00a0pop up a lot in the balboa park, hill crest area.<\/p>\n

19) And what fall wildflower is consistently among the last to bloom in your watershed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>I don’t know? I think dandelions are the last ones.<\/p>\n

20) How many days until the moon is full (plus or minus a couple of days)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>About 20 days (give or take a few) until the full moon!<\/p>\n

21) What kind of rocks and minerals are found in your watershed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Granite is found a lot in the canyon.<\/p>\n

22) What are the major plant associations (i.e., do you know which plants are characteristically associated with which sort of terrain\u2014or elevation) in your bioregion?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>I have no clue sorry.<\/p>\n

23) Were the stars out last night?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Yes they were because I recall becoming amazed at how beautiful they are.<\/p>\n

24) Make a list of the last seven days of the week and check off, if you can, the days on which there was precipitation in your watershed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Monday and Thursday.<\/p>\n

25) Name five wild animals that live in your watershed.\u00a0 If you can, describe how each of these animals lives.\u00a0 (And for a 1000 point bonus, give the name of one fungus among us)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Ducks, Koi fish, snapping turtles all live within a walking distance from my apt.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

26) How much gasoline do you or your family use each week?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>about 30 gallons a week.<\/p>\n

27) What other energy costs do you have to meet to run your house?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>electric bill, and water are two big ones for my family.<\/p>\n

28) Where do the electricity or gas come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>SDG&E are where they come from I assume. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

29)\u00a0 Are there any energy resources in your watershed (dams, mines, wells, etc.)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>No, there are no wells or dams that Im aware of near my area.<\/p>\n

30) Name the largest wilderness area near your watershed.\u00a0 How large is it? How large is your bioregion?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>There is a canyon near my house near Balboa park that contains a lot of wild life and a lot of wild flowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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