It is finally becoming spring! Almost all of the snow and ice have melted except for the most persistent ice still in some of the cracks around the area. I did not however see many other signs of spring such as amphibian activity or flowers beginning to show. I checked around common spots where amphibians should live, such as a small still pond off of a drainage pipe and around the bank of the river, however I did not see any sign of amphibians. There were also no wildflowers blooming yet. the only green that was around was a small leafy green plant (picture included) that covered a lot of the ground around my site. even many of the trees within my immediate site were not blooming yet, however some farther out were such as boxelders. There were a lot of signs of beavers and birds however in the form of beaver chews on trees and bird poop all over. The nearest edge is the river bank, where a terrestrial and aquatic habitat come together. This edge is a boundary for many species that cannot swim across the swiftly moving river. It does not however stop species such as birds that flew across the river as I continued walking down the riverside path.
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