Desert Life Zone by Jack Dunn https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q Made with a curious mind en-us 2020-09-30 18:55:25 UTC 2025-11-12 10:35:00 UTC hello@padlet.com cool facts jdunn262 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792671323 The elivation in the desert life zone is 3,000. Fun fact did you know that in the early 1930s the desert Life Zone temperature Rose to about 116 Fahrenheit.? The hottest it has ever gotten in this life Zone.
Habitats and WildLife
and olso the NMH history book]]> 2020-09-30 18:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792671323 Creosote bush kverswi26 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792674059 The Creosote Bush is a small desert plant. it has small leaves with a waxy covering over them to keep liquid in it so that it can survive in the dry climate. after a rain the Creosote Bush blooms small yellow flowers and white fuzzy fruits. ]]> 2020-09-30 18:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792674059 kangaroo rat kverswi26 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792679001 The Kangaroo rat lives in the desert life zone in tunnels. The Kangaroo rat prefers to build its tunnels under trees so that the roots can support the tunnels.
http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/education/conservation/coloring-books/Life-Zones-Coloring-Book.pdf]]> 2020-09-30 18:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792679001 road runner kverswi26 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792687359  the roadrunner is a bird that is New Mexico’s state animal 
The road runner is usually found in the desert life zone
The road runner has been the state animal of New Mexico since 1949
The roadrunner has many other names such as Chaparral bird, El correcaminos and El paisano

site used Meet New Mexico's State https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/roadrunner/

]]> 2020-09-30 19:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792687359 plants and climate jdunn262 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792689161 Because this life zone is a desert it doesn't get much water. The average is only about 10 in per year during the monsoon season.
But it is still home to a lot of plants such as 
Creosote Bush
Ocotillo
Desert holly
treecholla
New mexico game and fish
]]> 2020-09-30 19:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/792689161 Gambel's quail kverswi26 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796192321 These quail have long black plumes on their head and have a yellow spot on their stomach.
these quail do not live in a specific life zone but they are most commonly found in the desert life zone and the desert grasslands life zone.
http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/education/conservation/coloring-books/Life-Zones-Coloring-Book.pdf]]> 2020-10-01 19:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796192321 jdunn262 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796235117 Treechola is a wod trunk tree with cactus-like stems and beautiful flowers. Tree cholla is usually found in nurseries but originally from the desert life zone. It uses its cactus like parts to collect water to survive the desert life zone.
https://www.gardenstylesanantonio.com/garden-tips-blog/plant/tree-cholla/

https://www.gardenstylesanantonio.com/garden-tips-blog/plant/tree-cholla/ ]]> 2020-10-01 20:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796235117 Coyote kverswi26 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796263798 the coyote was known as a clever and savvy beast.
The coyote will eat a lot of different types of food like rabbits, rodents, fish, frogs, and even deer. coyotes can also run up to 40 miles per hour.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/c/coyote/]]> 2020-10-01 20:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796263798 intraduction jdunn262 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796273133 The desert life zone is located in the baison and range provence and is very very hot. The desert life zone is hot and dry making it uninhabitable for meny creaturs but that dosent mean there arent any. Usually the types of animals that live hear are smal rodent like creatures that use there tunnels to get away from the heat. In this padlet you will lern more about the desrt life zone and the creatures that make it there home.  New mexico game and fish ]]> 2020-10-01 20:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796273133 climate change jdunn262 https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796490774 Climate change is severly effecting the quality of the serfice watter in the desert life zone climate change is sloly making it so that the waters quality is going to go down and it will afect plant and animal life along rivers and streams. Because of climate change native plants could  be severly afected this could kill off lots of native plants. The rapidly changing climate could also severely affect animals such as the Mexican spotted owl this owl can not tolerate warm temperatures.https://www.nps.gov/articles/chihuahuan-desert-climate-change.htm]]> 2020-10-01 22:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jdunn262/5itqxa523phtln0q/wish/796490774