Crow Island Bio Blitz
By Abby and Payton
Winnetka,IL
59°
9/22/15
Sunny
How Many Different Species Did We Find?
Common Plants Along The Woodland Trail
Yellow flower with White layer
Fuzzy white balls on green plant
Green plant with water droplets
Brownish purple plant
Red plant with green leaves.
Layered green plant
A selection of Animal and Animal evidence from the Crow Isalnd
An insect
Slug
Bunny
Lykin
A selection of plants and animals from the Crow Island Woods
This is a dead tree with a live tree
This is an Ash tree
This is an Ash tree stump.
WHAT FACTORS MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THE NUMBER OF SPECIES YOU FOUND? WHAT KINDS OF ORGANISMS HAVE YOU PROBABLY MISSED?
What factors might have affected the amount of species we found were the weather and the fact we were by the start of the trailhead so most animals don't like to go there because there is the most people there. Organisms that we probably missed were types of fungi, birds/ animals and insects/ amphibians.
DID YOU FIND ANY SPECIES NATIVE TO ILLINOIS? ANY NONNATIVE SPECIES? ANY INVASIVE SPECIES?
We found several plants that were native to Illinois as well as several trees that are native to Illinois. We found species of birds that were non native to Illinois. We found evidence of the Emerald Ash borer. Sadly lots of Ash trees had evidence of the Emerald Ash borer.
WHAT DO YOU THINK COULD BE DONE TO INCREASE THE BIODIVERSITY OF THE CROW ISLAND WOODS?
I think a way to increase the biodiversity of the Crow Island Woods would be to remove the wood chips lining the path. Not many animals can live in wood chips but a lot more can live in dirt.