10-12-12 Field Note

October 12, 2012

Jeff Clarke recounts a rising Bitterroot River, a new poa secunda study, and animals that are drawn to corn in the fields.

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10-12-12 Field Note

New grass poa secunda study.

The Bitterroot River is rising.

Corn draws elk and deer down to the north center pivot.

Ducks and rodents feast on corn scraps.

Larch are not recruiting on the floodplain.

Yellow toadflax is a floodplain invader.

Goldenrod is one of the last flowers to bloom.

Squashes left in the fields are an animal delicacy.

Field Work completed 10-11-12

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