Location 2

This location is located just across the street from the park proper. The trees lining the stream were bordered on the other side by road with consistent, though not busy, traffic. The water was swift moving. There are plenty of overhangs, logs, and shady areas to create a habitat for water organisms, fish, and other life. The far side of the creek had a layer of foam on the top, in two places building up to 4"x 6". The observed sections were appx 10' from the stream. There were plenty of trees nearby loaded with polypores and crust fungi. The area is littered with dead wood, fallen branches, and 2-4"" thick leaf cover. The soil was very cake-y and very darkly colored. There were several observable areas of mycelium both near/under the edge of dead wood and under/around leaf litter. Nearby trees included Douglas fir, California redwood, beech, maple.

The pH of the soil in this location is somewhat more basic than the first location, while the soil maintained a similar level of slightly acidic. This location was washed out by flooding before the fifth section was completed and the data is anomalous to the rest of the data set.

Section 1

In the first section, we found substrate of leaf litter, dense soil, and various grasses. Though conditions were right, no fungi were observed.

Section 2

The section here contains dead wood, many fallen branches, and a somewhat sandier soil. We found several crust fungi, a single Mycena sp. and some bracket fungi as seen to the right.

Section 3

This section contained a living tree, leaf litter, horsetail ferns, fallen branches and brambles. The fruiting bodies we found were located on the living wood, with crust fungi and lichens.

Section 4

Substrate in this section included fallen leaves, clovers, grasses and soil. No fungi were observed.

Section 5

Section five was to be evaluated on a separate day, and the area went through extreme flooding. The photo to the left shows the day after the water started to subside. Fungi was not able to be observed, though pH was tested, and still found to be similar to that recorded pre-flood.

pH and fungi data

The data from this location seemed to be more variable. There were lichens in all the area trees, but fruiting bodies on the ground were limited. This may be a result of the nearby road.

The pH of Fantastic Fungi

by Holly Bluer and Emeleah Magana

Squalicum Creek Park

Location 2

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

pH and fungi data

The pH of Fantastic Fungi

by Holly Bluer and Emeleah Magana

Squalicum Creek Park

Location 2

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

pH and fungi data

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