365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Bud Blancher Cladonias
Day 93: Whenever I walk a new trail, I am always alert for wildflowers, birds, fungi and lichens. Occasionally, I am rewarded with something I've not seen before, but for the most part, my only discoveries will be common species. While walking the Bud Blancher trail yesterday, I was delighted to find one short section (about a tenth of a mile) where Cladonia macilenta was in abundant evidence. That said, I had to wonder if the density will be reduced now that the trail is open to the light. I will be monitoring the progress of these colonies and taking photographs at various times to document their development.
Labels:
Bud Blancher Trail,
Cladonia macilenta,
Eatonville,
walking
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