Friday Aug. 29 2016
Weather- Hot, humid and sunny
This was my first time at this park, and what a great experience. This park includes 51 acres including trails through a hammock full of trees, plants, animals, streams and a lake. We saw many eudicots, mostly oak trees, all throughout the park, we also saw a few different types of ferns (monilophyta), and spanish moss (monocots). When we first got there, we pulled non native invasive plants, Caesar weed and air potatoes, it was very hot and we all got very sweaty, but it was very rewarding and we were able to see how these plants were effecting the growth of native plants. Next we walked the trail and were able to see some examples of how factors such as water, elevation and disturbances can effect different communities. One example we saw was of disturbance, one side of the hiking trail was full of trees, it was shady and there were not too many weeds, this was an example of a normal hammock in florida that has not been disturbed, on the other side, it was sunny and bright because there were not as many trees and ceaser weed was very abundant, which was a sign that it had been previously disturbed. Not only was Moccasin Lake Park beautiful and full or many different species or wild plants and animals, but it also is home to many birds (avian) who can no longer be introduces into the wild, some of the reasons why included they were handled by humans or because they are missing a wing or an eye. The park also housed different amphibians (amphibia) such as frogs and toads, and also reptiles (reptilia) such as turtles (non- avian).
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