Album of Military Road Field Trip

Selected photos from the spider collecting field trip to a disturbed greenbelt habitat just off Military Road near Kent, Washington on 6 April 2006. Photos by Rod Crawford.
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Metro bus 197 leaving Kent-Des Moines stop, King County, Washington Aerial photo of greenbelt collecting site near Kent, Washington
A bus brought me within 1.5 miles   © Rod Crawford Aerial photo: closer to Suburbia than it looked         (USGS)
Greenbelt spider collecting site near Kent, Washington Disturbed grassy field in greenbelt near Kent, Washington
Bulldozed terrace gave access    © Rod Crawford Pardosa habitat, sparse grass & weeds      © Rod Crawford
Maple-alder leaf litter in greenbelt near Kent, Washington Deciduous woodland and leaf litter in greenbelt near Kent, Washington
Mixed leaf litter habitat           © Rod Crawford Carpet of leaf litter in the sun             © Rod Crawford
Early spring deciduous trees in greenbelt near Kent, Washington Western red cedar, Thuja plicata, in greenbelt near Kent, Washington
Deciduous trees not yet in leaf       © Rod Crawford Red cedar, Thuja plicata, was the main conifer      © Rod Crawford
Charred stump in greenbelt near Kent, Washington Salal, Gaultheria shallon, in greenbelt near Kent, Washington
Charred stump with spiders   © Rod Crawford Native plants in understory included salal      © Rod Crawford
English ivy, Hedera helix, invading greenbelt near Kent, Washington English ivy, Hedera helix, invading greenbelt near Kent, Washington
Ivy invading the woods...      © Rod Crawford ...in vast, tree-swallowing carpets            © Rod Crawford

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