I went on my nature walk on Wednesday. The weather was gorgeous and the sun was shining. I went form upper campus to Chestnut Hill Reservoir and around in the woods inside. For fungi I noticed that most of them were in cool damp places. This must be where the traits are most advantageous and best suited due to natural selection in these specific environments. There were three types of mushrooms I found they were very similar looking at first but had different sizes, colors, and stems. It...

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I went for a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and in the Pinetree preserve today. The weather was really nice, around 82 degrees, and it was very sunny. I did not find as many fungi as I thought I would walking around the res, but there were plenty, specifically on the decomposing trees in the pine tree preserve. There were also several clusters sitting in the tall wet grasses of the preserve. It was interesting to see how many different species of mushrooms could be in such a sma...

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For my second nature, I took a walk around the reservoir. Today it was really warm outside, I believe that it was about 80 degrees. It was quite bright and sunny which actually made it hard to take some pictures because I would be looking directly at the sun. However, other than that, it was a great day to take a walk. On my walk, I made sure to focus on our theme of fungi. After looking at the reference pictures on the website, I realized that a lot of the trees around the reservoir hav...

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I was back in my hometown for a couple of days and I met up with one of my friends from high school who I haven't seen since the year started and we decided to do the nature walk behind our old middle school in a conservation wetland. We did it at night so we had head lamps and used our flashlights to find any interesting fungi or animals. It was also foggy so it gave a cool and sort of creepy atmosphere to the walk. I tried to make most of my observations fungus related but I couldn't h...

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I walked in the little wooded area between the cemetery for the majority of this walk. The weather was warm (in the 70s) and sunny, although it was getting darker since it was close to sunset, which made it difficult to spot fungi in the woods. It was quite difficult finding most of these fungi because it was getting dark and they were few and far between. Also, I'm pretty sure I almost walked into a field of poison ivy for one of these photos. I thought I'd find a lot more dead stuff in...

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Today, I went on a walk in Houghton Garden in Chestnut Hill, Ma. Despite its name, Houghton Garden is actually a wild, preserved area, not a human-cultivated land. Today was a very beautiful day; it was hot and sunny. When I began this walk, I was set on finding fungi, as per the theme this week. At first, I had a lot of trouble finding fungi, but when I decided to deviate from the main path, I easily found many different types. It did take some time, and I frequently found myself near c...

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I left my classes for the day and started my journey towards the reservoir. The temperature was low eighties which meant that the sun was strong. There were few breezes but overall the air was pretty dry and hot. My very first observation of fungi came in the form of lichen. A form that I saw on many trees previously but never considered fungi until now. Lichens grew mostly on the trees with no competition around them allowing for them to take the resources they needed freely. As I made ...

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I went to Houghton Garden in Newton, MA, on my hike today. It was a lot sunnier and hotter than on my last nature walk. So, I saw more organisms than last time because the animals were not sheltering from the rain. The leaves had turned slightly more red and orange since my last nature walk, demonstrating that fall was approaching despite the hot temperatures. I was amazed by how many species of fungi I found on this short walk in just this area. I found five different fungi species on t...

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Today I took a walk to Hamond Pond Reservation for my Nature Walk. It was a super nice day; the weather was amazing. There was a lot of families out with their dogs enjoying the reservation. The only downside to the walk was when I walked into a spider web. At first it was a little hard to spot Fungi. They tended to be closer to the ground and a bit hidden so I needed to adjust where I was looking in order to find the. Another interesting thing was that most of the fungi I found appeared...

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Today I went on a nature walk around the Pine Tree Preserve. I took this walk around 6pm, it was cool outside, no humidity, around the time of sunset. The two species of fungi I discovered were in a very similar radius of each other. Within a one minute time period, I was able to find these two species of fungi. They were also in similar locations when I found them. They were both off of the side of the trail however, one was intangelded with another species of plant while the other was ...

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For this nature walk, I took a stroll around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. It was a very nice day out and a great temperature to be out in nature. The sun was setting at the end of my walk which is always a great view at the Res. I decided to go off the path more this time and venture into the woods. I was looking for the fungi near dead trees and other mossy areas and it was successful. I found a bunch of different fungi in these areas with all sorts of different colors, shapes, and size...

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On this nature walk around the woods surrounding the reservoir it was warm outside as well as really sunny. I saw much more bees outside this time, most likely because of the warmer weather. This could be evidence that a warmer climate increases biodiversity in certain ecosystems while colder weather temporarily depletes biodiversity. Animals that I saw included flying bugs, swans, birds, and chipmunks. While I struggled to find fungi at first, I was able to locate two different species ...

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For my nature walk today, I walked through the Hammond Pond Reservation. It was about a 15 minute walk from BC's upper campus dorms. The weather was a lot sunnier than the last time I visited, but once I was in the reservation, the towering oak trees provided some much-needed shade. I went around 4:50 in the afternoon. Almost immediately, I spotted two morphologically different-looking mushrooms and documented them. This website categorized them as the same species even though they looke...

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I took a walk from BC's upper campus to the reservoir on october 4th. Today was extremely hot for a day in October, even though I was wearing short sleeve shirt and shorts, I the blazing sun was still borderline unbearable. On my walk to the reservoir, I noticed many different species of fungus on the next to the sidewalk and at the roots of trees. Upon getting to the reservoir itself, however, I noticed that there were a lot less fungus. I was only able to find one that grew on the side...

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The weather today was really nice, so I decided to walk around the rest with the hope that some of the water from it might produce more fungus than normal. I started the walk near the nature reserve next to the Plex, where I found some Cumberland Rock Shield, a type of lichen. Once I got to the rest, I noticed that there was much less moss near the water and much more on the outskirts, by the forest.

At the beginning of the semester, I thought there would be hundreds of different...

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Today I took a nature walk through part of the res and in the little trail next to the rec center. It was a nice day, the sun was out and it was warm. I was able to find some fungi on trees and branches on the ground around the res, but it was a little dry for species of mushroom which is why I went to the trail after. Around the trail I found some mushrooms. Many of them inaturalist couldn't identify clearly, but I was able to identify a few. Besides fungi, I also saw different types of...

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I observed this small tree last week on September 29th, around 2:30 in the afternoon at the Shrine of Saint Therese, located out the road in Juneau, when I was on a walk around the expansive property. The day was partly cloudy and cold but perfect fall weather for exploring. This plant was particularly difficult for me to identify because not many trees native to Southeast Alaska that I have seen before look similar to this one. Another factor that made this identification hard for me wa...

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For this nature walk, I walked around the reservoir and then moved towards other local walking trails. This walk was very long and I went out for around and hour. The weather was very nice, and the sun was beginning to set. One thing that I noticed today around the reservoir was that there were a lot of bugs and I was getting bit a lot. I couldn't find many fungi along the walking trails but once I left the trails and started to walk further into the brush, I found more and more fungi. A...

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A large-billed crow is using a bicycle as a tool. It stack a ramen soup pack that it took out of a rubbish bag between the bicycle's back wheel and its fender in order to be able to get to the contains of the pack more easily.

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For this nature walk I decided to take a walk through the Newton woods after my classes on Wednesday. The weather was gorgeous at 80 degrees and the sky was blue and sun fully out. It has been a week of great weather. On this walk I knew I had to look for fungi so I initially trailed by the river thinking that these fungi would be close to a body of water and in shade. However, I came to learn that fungi don't grow directly next to bodies of water instead like 5-10 feet away. After reali...

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On Wednesday, October 4th I went on a nature walk around Merkert chemistry center. There is a field to the left of this building filled with beautiful trees, mushrooms, and lots of fungi. It was another beautiful day with a high of 83° and a slight breeze which made this nature walk particularly enjoyable. What I found most interesting during this walk was how many different species of lichen exist. Although they look very similar morphologically, when I would use inaturalist to identify...

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For this nature walk, I walked around in the residential areas near BC's campus. The weather was nice and sunny outside. For this week, the theme was Fungi. For the first half of the assignment, I had walked around looking for Fungi on the trees. I knew that there would be some there. A lot of the fungi on the trees looked visually similar but when I used inaturalist to see if they were, they website told me that they were indeed different. This goes with the morphological species concep...

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iNaturalist Guide:  "Butterfly Checklist for the Greater San Antonio Area". 

Contains: 102 Butterflies from the NABA checklist for San Antonio.
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This evening, I decided to take my next nature walk at Houghton Garden right off Beacon Street heading towards Boylston. The weather was a very warm 75 degrees on what was a generally hot and sunny day for October. While I was walking, I observed a variety of plants and animals, but I was specifically focused on looking around for different species of fungi. Particularly I observed and captured what I believe to be three different kinds of mushrooms, with one being a fungi belonging to t...

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Today I walked through the trails in the woods on Newton Campus. I went around 3pm. It is unusually warm today for October. It was very sunny and 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Luckily, the tall trees in the woods provided a lot of shade. At first, I did not see many fungi.; however, the trails are lined with a lot of biodiversity. There are countless types of trees, small plants, and insects. I saw some flies and some carpenter ants. As I got deeper into the forest, I found many different types...

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Today, I went to Webster Park and Hammond Pond. It was a sunny afternoon and slightly hot and humid with a temperature in the upper 70s. At first, when hearing the theme of the week was fungi, I was a little nervous that I wouldn't be able to find any, but I was surprised by how easy they were to find. I don't really notice how many there are until I intentionally look for them. Every fungi that I found was morphologically different, showing lots of species evenness. I found more of them...

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From the hosts of the Biodiversity Day project

Dear Biodiversity Day event hosts,

THANK YOU for planning and hosting events for California Biodiversity Day, 2023!

Over 80 groups and organizations hosted more than 100 events across the state in celebration of California’s biodiversity. Events included virtual webinars and live broadcasts reaching thousands of students, teachers, and other community members across California. Many of you and your colleagues also sha...

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For this nature walk I decided to check out the Pine Tree Reserve. Today was a very warm and sunny day so it was very relaxing to walk through the trees. I was surprised by the noise level of that area on campus. It was very peaceful so I could focus on finding Fungi. At first, I was nervous that I would not be able to find Fungi but I looked around at the dirt near the path and found small groups of fungi. After taking observations, I noticed how a lot of the pictures I took contained t...

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I walked to the Hammond Pond area and explored the surrounding forest. It was a beautiful day out with a clear blue sky. It was quite warm for early October, so a lot of birds and animals were out. At first, I struggled to find fungi, but once I got deeper into the natural area I found a lot. It was really interesting to find so many different types. Also, since the weather was so nice there were lots of animals out. I followed some birds and squirrels off the path a few times to try to ...

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