Plants
A young tree.
Sapling
The top of a turtle shell
Carapace
When storm water moves off surfaces and carries pollutants, fertilizers, soil, etc. with it.
Run-off
Name an example of texture enrichment for a snake.
A new surface (smooth, rough, grainy)
The term for a trail marker, symbol, etc.
Blaze
The bottom portion of a tree trunk.
Root Flare
The bottom of a turtle shell
Plastron
Dead Zone
Why do amphibians in our care get filtered water?
Communication, Responsibility, Teamwork, Technical Skills, Critical Thinking
Planting native plant species, removing invasive plant species, or establishing riparian buffer zones are all part of this.
Habitat restoration
Small insects, crustaceans and other critters living at the bottom of streams.
Macroinvertebrates
Percolate/Infiltrate
When a female reptile is developing eggs to lay.
Gravid
Snakes that have "live-birth"
Ovoviviparous
A leaf that has jagged edges
Serrated
Young birds that leave the nest.
Fledgling
A surface such as concrete that water cannot move through.
Impervious surface
Any materials that critters may live on (sand, soil, etc.)
Substrate
Data gathered on existing conditions prior to any major changes.
Baseline data
Planting trees and vegetation near waterways creates this.
Riparian buffer zone
Animals that utilize both ground and tree habitats.
Semi-arboreal
Describe a watershed
Example: The Chesapeake Bay watershed, the Susquehanna river watershed.
A male and female peacock are different colors. They are...
Sexually dimorphic
Bluebirds are this type of cavity nester (they take a cavity already made)
Secondary cavity nester