Lichen

Touching a piece of history can be compelling, especially when combined with an equally compelling setting far from the madding crowd. Santa Cruz (sacred or holy cross) Cemetery offers an intriguing window into Gold Country’s legendary past and a pastoral foothill landscape reminiscent of early California before the world rushed in. At the entrance an interesting stone monument placed by E Clampus Vitus reveals a brief history of the place, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. It is immensely…

was a deciduous type (not maple, oak, or ash), and about at mid maturity maybe 15’ tall. The fungus was visible on all the tree bark starting at the trunk and on the branches, it was not slimy it was actually dry and brittle. There were also a few lichen and old man’s beard hanging from, but not as much as there is at my woods home in Maine. Fungus are usually an epiphyte that benefits a tree so it is not healthy to see it growing on a living tree, as it retains the moisture and causes the tree…

Kaelyn Hui Period: 6 American Pika Table of Contents Section 1: What is an American Pika and Where it Lives Section 2: Their Appearance Section 3: How They Behave Section 4: Food Habits Section 5: What you Should Do What is an American Pika and Where it Lives Introduction These mountain dwelling rabbit relatives are disappearing and nobody even knows who they are. The American Pika is a less known animal that everybody should know. They…

“witnessed the migration of tens of thousands of Caribou with their newborn calves.” Here, he shows the major importance of this area for animals. Carter also shows the versatility of the area. He “studied the brilliant mosaic of flowers, mosses, and lichens” that are habituated in the refuge. If this land were to be developed, these animals and plants would be displaced. Carter also discusses why the idea of oil exploration in this area would be a waste. He explains that there was a law created…

in rivers spreads out the strands of their bodies which bacterium and alga can cling to while they produce food. The book describes this relationship as a marriage, showing the intensity of this dependency on each other. These organisms are called lichens when together, and are a vital part of the ecosystem in the mandala. The fungus gives the bacterium shelter, while the bacterium produce food for itself and the fungus. Although many relationships between the organisms are beneficial for both…

In the first chapter of Silent Spring, Carson talks about a town where “all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings”. (2) A diversity of plants was interspersed along the road; birds and people alike migrated to the town. The birds “came to feed on the berries” (3) while people “travelled from great distances to observe them.” (3) Here, life was dependent and connected to each other. However, the connection disappeared when death and destruction was brought about by the human use of…

Victor Frankenstein’s knowledge, the creature turns into an intellectual and has several epiphanies throughout the plot. Specifically, the creature states, “Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind, when it has once seen it, like a lichen on the rock. I wished at once to shake off all thought and feeling” while learning about the darkest components of human nature (Shelley 102). This quote summoned a tidal wave of emotions when I first read it because it resembles thoughts I…

these remedies performed rituals while creating them in order to add a spiritual effect on the drug. This can also be seen in Bard’s Leechbook where, in order to cure “elf-sickness” one must “take bishopswort, fennel, lupin, alftone the lower part and lichen from a hallowed crucifix and frankincense, put a handful of each, tie up all the herbs in a cloth, dip in consecrated font-water three times and sing over them three masses” This one quote has many religious…

Below 1,100m mesic forests cover the ground, a well-balanced moist forest. From 1,100m to 1,800m it is deciduous forest. Deciduous forests are made up of three levels, the first level is made up of ferns, mosses, wildflowers, lichens and other small plants. Different shrubs make up the second or middle level. The last, third level is made up of many hardwood trees such as the Oak, Sweet gum, Beech, Maple, Birch and many more. Above the 1,800m point there is alpine grasslands.…

Did you know, that the rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon might be around 2 billion years old? Well the grand canyon is one of the best arrays of geological history in the world. It’s home to many different types of animals. It also hosts about 5 million tourists a year. Archaeologists are still not sure how it was formed. The Grand Canyon is considered one of the seven wonders of the world; it reveals millions of years of geological history. The Grand Canyon has a lot of…