RED BUTTE GARDENS

ON MONDAY I ACCOMPANIED NICHOLAS' CLASS TO RED BUTTE GARDENS. I HAD NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE AND WAS EXCITED TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. WE HAD A GUIDE TAKE US ON A HIKE UP IN THE HILLS ABOVE THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND SHOW US ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS FOUND IN NATURE. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I REALLY LEARNED A LOT. IT WAS QUITE HOT THAT DAY AND I GOT A PRETTY GOOD SUNBURN ON THE BACK OF MY NECK. NEXT TIME I WILL FOR SURE BRING SUNSCREEN. WELL HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE SAW AND LEARNED ABOUT IN RED BUTTE GARDENS.


THESE ARE THE BOYS WHO WERE IN MY GROUP. NICHOLAS, ROBERTO, FISCHER AND ANDREW.


DAFFODILS


BALSAM ROOT IS NATIVE TO UTAH AND THE SCENT IT EMMIT'S IS THAT OF CHOCOLATE


FIELD OF BALSAM ROOT


GAMBLE OAK TREES WITH A MAGPIE NEST


WATER LEAF


FORGET-ME-NOT FLOWERS FROM THE BLUE BELLE FAMILY


A FIELD OF FORGET-ME-NOTS


THE COLORED SPECS GROWING ON THE ROCK ARE TWO DIFFERENT ORGANISMS, FUNGUS AND ALGAE. WHEN THEY GROW TOGETHER THEY FORM WHAT IS CALLED LICHEN. THEY WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN TO TREES AND THEY SURVIVE ON ROCKS BY USING THE MINERALS FOUND IN THE STONE.


MORE LICHEN GROWING ON THE ROCK


LADYBUG


ORGAN LEAF


COOPER HAWK NEST


OAK TUNNEL


CORAL HONEYSUCKLE