Joseph Steelman

Day 15:
I only saved 20 gallons of water today. I am preparing for a two day field trip to the Andrews Experimental Forest for my Forest Biology class. I will be spending Friday night and most of Saturday in old growth forest.

Day 14:
280 gallons saved and 780 minutes spent outside! I walked through the Rock Creek Environmental Center after class to soak up some forest. I found some more licorice fern growing on a mossy bigleaf maple. 

Day 13:
260 gallon of water saved and 720 minutes spent outdoors. I walked around the Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center looking for Pacific Yews to take pictures of for a presentation. The tree has a lovely bark!

Day 12:
240 gallons saved and 660 minutes spent in nature. Today I was at The Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center for an environmental science lab. We were on a plant scavenger hunt, using dichotomous keys to identify the species we were finding. i came across this peculiar mushroom.

Day 11:
220 gallons saved and 600 minutes spent in nature. Now that I am making a habit of spending an hour outside everyday, I think I am going to keep doing it after the challenge.

 

Day 10:
200 gallons of water saved and 540 minutes spent in nature. The lichen, moss, and fungi are loving this cool rainy weather. I took these pictures at my neighborhood nature park, Tualatin hills.

Day 9:
180 gallons of water saved and 480 minutes spent in nature!

Day 8:
160 gallons saved and 420 minutes spent outside. I went to the Tualatin nature park again, it is only a 15 minute walk from my place. After reading more about environmental justice, I wonder how many communities in our area have access to nature like I do.

Day 7!
140 gallons saved so far! I spent the morning at the Hoyt Arboretum completing a field trip for my forest biology class. It was a tree scavenger hunt where we had to find and identify 10 native trees. The deciduous trees were starting to show a lot of fall color. I took a picture of a big leaf maple covered in licorice fern and a stand of various trees showing off their golden hues. 

Day 6:
I've saved 120 gallons of water! My walk at the Tualatin Hills Nature park was beautiful. The deciduous trees are starting to show their fall color and fungus is growing everyone.