For our project, data collection was prioritized in Study Site One of the three displayed below.
Study Site One
Study Site Two
Study Site Three
Figure: High and Urgent Priority Trees
Study Site 1.1 features data of both high and urgent management priority for oak trees. High is indicated in yellow and urgent in red, see legend.
Figure: Management Priority Point Density
Study Site 1.1 features point density of management priority. See legend for color representation on the density of each management priority type.
Click on the yellow markers to view the photopoints. Initial photos were taken for the 2013 Thurston Hills Natural Area Baseline Documentation Report at eight points, with four photos taken per point in each cardinal direction. These photos were repeated during our 2019 oak survey. In the eight photopoint windows, you will see the four photos from the 2019 survey above, and the four photos from the 2013 report below. These pictures illustrate the effects of both active management and natural vegetative change. In the map, the blue border represents the Thurston Hills Natural Area park boundaries, and the red border signifies the area studied in the 2019 Environmental Leadership Program oak survey.
Figure: Unhealthy Trees
Oaks classified as health class three, the unhealthiest category, depicted with their crown shape and soil type.
Figure: Invasive Species
Recorded locations of False Brome (green) and Himalayan Blackberry (purple), the two main invasive species observed.