Diario de lindsaywalls

On February 28, 2019, our class decided to walk downtown Charleston towards the highway on bull st., and bridges which I believe was south of College of Charleston's campus. I remember this day being extremely hot for winter time with a high of 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and a low of 45 F. There was a 54% cloud coverage, and there was 11 hours and 27 minutes of daylight this day. The humidity only made it to 3% this day, making for a beautiful, sunny and warm day. There was a 10.4 mph wind speed, yet it did not feel chilly. We first began our trip by walking through the cistern of the college and we were told a story about a type of pine tree that is located near the clock and the science center. The students at the college saved the beautiful, tall tree from being cut down and it still remains here many years later. Next, we strolled down sidewalks and observed different types of trees such as maples, palms, and magnolias. One of the most unique observations I remember was coming across vibrant "Yellow Jessamine" that was vines all across a fence. We observed many magnolias on the way to the end of bull street which included a "Saucer Magnolia" and a "Southern Magnolia". These are unique and make lovely features in the homes we came across. Along side of the road, our professor found a "Green Anole" and showed us how you can pull down on its chest. It was really awesome to see all the detail up close. We reached our destination when we arrives at a little doc near the highways where we were showed where clams were and how they were used in modern construction today. There were little boxes where clams were gathered. I really enjoyed this trip because I was able to observe the things that were most close to me.

On March 14th, 2019, I visited Dixie Plantation which is apart of the College of Charleston's property. Dixie Plantation is located 18 miles southwest from the heart of College of Charleston's campus. The temperature was perfect that day with a high reaching to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and a low 52 degrees. The hottest time of the day was at 1:45 p.m. with temperatures reaching above 59 degrees. Around noon the cloud coverage reached 58%, with lower than a 5% chance to rain. The wind averaged around 11.3% while visiting at the plantation. When we first arrived to the planation, our professor led us to a dirt trail area where rain was once high accumulated, but decreased. At this trail we looked for organisms that our professor set in two traps. In the two traps, there was an abundance of Crayfish (Red Swamp), and a Mole Salamander decided to sneak in as well! We were able to capture a few fish species such as "Mummichog" and "Lepomis". The next trail we visited was a lot, and I mean a lot more swampy! We put waiters on and walked through the water to find what had been caught in the traps set there. In these traps we were able to see Tadpoles, Redfin Pickrel and Olive Rockfish. The next trail we adventured on was unique because I remember someone finding a Locus looking bug that was covered in what looked like gold. I have not yet been able to identify it, but I remember how shiny it was. The last trail we looked at was on a lake where we pulled up traps that had huge minnows. As far as trees and plants, we were able to identify Red Maples, Sweetleaf, Pines, Palmettos and even Common Blue Violet. I really enjoyed this trip and the wide range of organisms we were able to observe.

On January 24th, 2019, I visited Folly Beach, SC, with my class from College of Charleston. The weather was a bit chilly that day with a high of 57 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of 45 degrees. The hottest time of the day was at 2:45 p.m. with temperatures rising above 51 degrees. The cloud coverage remained on average about 47% coverage throughout the day. The precipitation average was less than 4% when our class adventured between the times of 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. The wind averaged around 12.7 mph when we visited, although it felt a lot windier than that! I remember the waves being epic that day, with sets. Our first stop was at a beach access near the middle of the beach. We were given bags to collect shells and other interesting things we wanted to research. We often stoped were there were many rocks gathered in hopes of finding a starfish, however, another classmate found a sand dollar which was neat. The coolest thing I found was a sand tiger's tooth! The next stop we drove to was known as the "washout" which was on the north side of the island by the lighthouse. On the walk, our professor spotted a monarch Butterfly which was fluttering near pine trees. We picked up more shells on that side of the island and walked through what seemed to be mud. During this trip I gathered around 2 Jingles, one was black and the other was gold in color, they were very fragile. I also found one Eastern Oyster shell, and 3-4 Ark Shells which had ridges in lines that started from the opening of the shell to its end. The other shells I gathered were Ponderous Arks shells and one Baby's Ear. The Baby's Ear was white and oval shaped with a small swirl near the left bottom. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed collecting these shells and going back to the lab and trying to identify them!