Exploring Eeyák’w, small rapid (Amalga Salt Chuck)
On December 2nd & 3rd, a dozen naturalists gathered for review and planning. Half indoors in the beautiful Eagle Valley Center. Half outdoors, exploring the forests and wetlands. This 6-minute slideshow presents 2 of the puzzles we encountered: 1) why is the peat so deep in a young raised-tidal fen, and 2) why does the framing hillside grow 200 foot spruces?
The video provides clues but no answers. For more on the raised-tidal wetlands of Risen Valleys, see my journal from last year’s walk with SEALT & SEAGLA.
For more on giant trees of Lingít Aaní, check out JuneauNature‘s section on Landmark Trees.
And my 4-page journal for our December naturalists explorations is here. 3.5mb pdf 
Working on this recent Eeyák’w journal inspired me to sweep together a much more encyclopedic scoping-&-journals collection for the watershed we defined as Eeyák’w and Luknax daayi, no translation (Petersen Creek 25-mile), long ago in the CBJ Natural History Project that resulted in trailhead signs throughout the borough. Stay tuned for another big upload! . . . .
. . . .okay, here it is. all; 117 pages. 🙂
