Churchill Northern Science Center
The site that we visited yesterday was next to Rocket Lake. Churchill Northern Science center was once a rocket testing range for Canada. You can still see remnants of rockets on the grounds. Walking through the field we saw a small rocket buried in the grass.
I did a vegetation survey in the forest, forest/tundra, and tundra. We found berries in all three areas, mostly crowberry, cranberry, and blueberry. Buffalo berries can also be found. There were piles of lichen all over the ground. Even though the conditions are similar to the beginning of December in Stamford, these berries were still available. The cranberries were the best!
Try to find Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on Google Earth. You will see the Northern Churchill Science Center. It is about 25 kilometers from the center of Churchill. Using the road, it is very hard to get lost. There are no roads to Churchill, and there is just one main road that basically runs from the town of Churchill to the Churchill Northern Science Center.
posted by Mrs. McMinn @ 7:36 AM
6 Comments:
What else will you be studying and what place will you be going to?
What information did you find out about permafrost? Is there any positives to it? wHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU THINK WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PERMAFROST.
Are they rockets you found are still explosive or safe?
do u know why the rocket is there?
How do you think the plants are adapted top survive in the cold climate? Is there anything obvious that would give them an advantage in the tundra?
I would guess that they are smaller and that their leaves have a smaller surface area...but I've never been in the actual tundra!! :-)
Mr. Forde :-)
You are correct Mr. Forde, most of the plants are low to the ground, or tall coniferous trees, largely white spruce. There are very few shrubs.
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