Album of Evergreen Equestrian Park Field Trip

On the last good fall day before storms moved in, Laurel was unavailable so I took the bus to Monroe. The Evergreen State Fairgrounds were an easy walk from the Park-and-Ride lot. At the north end, an Equestrian Park for horse events, horse-free today, provided spider habitat, somewhat degraded but still yielding 39 species in a few hours. Photos by Rod Crawford.
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2009 aerial view of spider sites at Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington

Overlook at Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, Washington in the off season
Lawn and hilltop collecting sites  (Snohomish County, 2009) Evergreen State Fairgrounds almost deserted      © Rod Crawford
entrance sign for Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington microspider Erigone aletris female from Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
No doubt about where we are          © Rod Crawford Erigone aletris female      © Rod Crawford
planted non-native conifer, possibly spruce, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington planted non-native conifer, possibly spruce, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Foliage of unknown planted conifer…        © Rod Crawford …possibly spruce; plenty of spiders on it                 © Rod Crawford
unused ticket booth at Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington orbweaver Zygiella atrica from conifer foliage, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Both ticket booth & tree produced…     © Rod Crawford …introduced orbweaver Zygiella atrica (no, it's not a brown recluse!)
© Rod Crawford
red foliage of vine maple Acer circinatum, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington fog starting to lift at Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Vine maple turning color          © Rod Crawford Fog just lifting when I arrived           © Rod Crawford
bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum approaching fall coloration, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington fog completely gone from Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Bigleaf maple just approaching fall color    © Rod Crawford Fog was completely gone by early afternoon        © Rod Crawford
grass dried by sun, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington dew-wet grass that failed to dry, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Some grass dried enough to sweep    © Rod Crawford Grass in shade stayed wet all day                © Rod Crawford
Invasive blackberry in grass, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington invasive Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor forms barrier at forest edge, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Invasive blackberry lurks in the grass…  © Rod Crawford …and blocks access to the woods             © Rod Crawford
stream ravine, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington riparian red-alder litter, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Just one gap in blackberries led to ravine    © Rod Crawford Riparian alder litter produced its fair share of spiders         © Rod Crawford
spider-rich leaf litter of bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington steep path to hilltop habitats, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Lovely deep spider-rich maple litter       © Rod Crawford Steep path led to hilltop with additional habitats            © Rod Crawford
sword fern Polystichum munitum, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington secluded bridle trail, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington
Understory ferns produced good spiders     © Rod Crawford Secluded fern-rich bridle trail              © Rod Crawford
evening sun glare at top of slope, Evergreen Equestrian Park, Snohomish County, Washington sunset on 20 October 2010 at Monroe Park-and-Ride, Snohomish County, Washington
Evening sun dazzle as I start down the hill © Rod Crawford Sunset at Monroe Park-and-Ride lot           © Rod Crawford

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