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We began on the Marshall Mesa Trailhead in Boulder around 1:20. The weather conditions were sunny, slightly cloudy, and fairly windy. The temperature was around 53 Degrees. The hike was reasonably flat and is an area that was affected by the Marshall fires. Along the way we observed many plants including a Missouri foxtail cactus, a flowering plant that seemed to be in the geranium family, Great Plains yucca, currant/gooseberry plants, and milkweed. The currant plant was particularly interesting because it seems as if the plant was burned but the roots survived, allowing the plant to continue to grow. Many of the trees in this area were burned from the fires. Other interesting things that we saw were owl pellets, red-tailed hawks, a downy woodpecker, and harvest ant. Finally, we heard 3 presentations: bird migration, moose, and coyotes.

Weather: sunny skies, fresh snow (snowed yesterday), slight wind, around 27 degrees F

We began our trip at Buckingham Park. Took a short stroll to the stream and did not find many any plants or animals that stood out.

We then walked throughout Joder Ranch Trail. There was a fair amount of snow covering the ground, though there were not many animal tracks to be found. Throughout the trail we spotted pine trees, yucca plants, aster plants, cacti, and different grasses. Near the end of the trail we spotted two different types of lichen on large rocks. We saw many different animals but I was unable to get pictures of them. We saw a red fox and were even able to see its den. The birds we saw were magpies, chickadees, and robins. There were plenty of deer around.