Prairie+Ridge+Tracks,+Scat+and+Fur 

Sunday April 29th 2018, I went to Prairie Ridge where they were conducting a City Nature challenge.This challenge was conducted in many other countries around the world to figure out which city had the most biodiversity. During this nature challenge we were to look for tracks,scat and fur. We met up in an outdoor classroom and talked about what to look for and how to find tracks,scat and fur. We then went out in a small group to look for these things. We first looked at bird feeders to see if there were any sign of birds coming to get food but we did not see anything. From there we went to the riverside and found deer and raccoon tracks. We also walked towards the lake and saw a live snake as well as geese. As we were searching our guide was recording all this data and we were to take pictures for the app.

In realtions to environmental science, we were able to identify to learn how to look at signs for biodiversity in animals. I was able to look at different tracks and match them to animals without having to look it up on my own. This is a skill that I had learned from this experience and it now helps me in my studies to environmental science. Our guide was able to tell us more than just about animals but on trees as well. This center had many different types of trees rather than just animals which was very fascinating. I did not know that so many different trees were in one spot. 