Besides being known for its Joshua Trees, Joshua Tree National Park is known for its many different species of cacti and rare plants. But the animals are just as interesting, so here is a list of the mammals in Joshua Tree National Park. Rabbits/Hares The Balck-Tailed Jackrabbit and the desert cotton tail are the two…
Category: Projects
Making a Christmas Sweater with Arduino
In science I learned about circuits, electricity, resistors and batteries. So back at Hallowe’en, my mom and I tried to make an electronic wearable drum kit. We went out to an electronic store and bought some of things like the LilyPad MP3, and some piezo electrics, as this was part of an electronic science project. We…
Pando, the Heaviest Living Organism
Pando is the heaviest living organism in the world. It is a grove of 47 000 male quaking aspen trees, all with the same genetic makeup! Pando has been living in Fishlake National Forest, in Utah for up to 80 000 years. It spreads across 106 acres of land and weighs around 13 million pounds,…
Forest Bathing
Since today was Canada’s national tree day, I took the day off academic work to spend some time to appreciate our trees. We had 2 things on the to do list; Hug a tree, and go forest bathing. What is forest bathing? Everyone should know that being in nature makes you feel good. That’s why…