We went to our site for the last time before our presentation to clean up and check our critter cams one last time. We were surprised to find a lot of red efts, and the small creatures were all over the porcupine scat pile, their insides visible through their pulsating sheer orange skin. Nothing new on the cameras, but having captured our bear friend, we feel we got a good sense of a the night activity. No one had seen bears in the headwaters in a while, so it felt good to make that discovery. I have been producing some graphic maps of our finding and I think they will help to represent the flora and fauna of the black gum habitat.
This graphic map shows the all the animal activity surrounding the black gum.
I have designed maps of our plots, this one shows all plant life.
One of several red efts we found at our site today.
The red efts seems to enjoy the scat pile at the base of the tree with safe, moist hiding places.
The conceptual maps are an excellent learning tool. I appreciate your artistic approach to processing the field experience. I am reminded how important a conceptual approach is to learning new content.
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