Subalpine Zone by Margaret Lytle https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er en-us 2020-09-30 16:35:22 UTC 2025-12-18 08:04:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f603.png tempature sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792070913 Cool weather so the snow can stick. The large trees provide shade so it is cool. The temperature  can range from 20-70 degrees Fahrenheit. ]]> 2020-09-30 16:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792070913 Limber pine ML mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792088779 Elevation: 7,000 to 11,000. 
The tree is about 15 - 30 feet tall, so its a relatively short tree. Sometimes it has a strange shape because it's a flexible tree in a windy place. It usually is found on the out crops of rocky area's. ]]> 2020-09-30 16:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792088779 yellow belied marmot SB sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792102898 Love to bask in the sun and eat the grass that grows at these high elevation. The growing season is short, so the marmots have to hibernate. Marmots live in colonies of 10-12 marmots. They have a yellow underside and a red brown coat.  Males are very territorial. There is no real threat to them except pollution and habitat loss.]]> 2020-09-30 16:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792102898 welcome sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792127660 2020-09-30 16:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792127660 a great website that we used to find some simple information sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792144262 2020-09-30 16:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792144262 Black Bear ML mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792192431 Weight / length: 5 to 6 feet long, about 200 to 600 pounds. 
These bears are smaller than other bears, but they have very strong paws and long claws   probably used for climbing and catching prey.
Their territory / home ranges from 10 to 250 square miles, so it can be pretty big. 
The males can mate at the age of 3, and the females have cubs around 5 years old.  
]]> 2020-09-30 17:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792192431 rainfall per year..... sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792209366 It rains an average of 30 inches. It can also range from 30 to 60 inches. ]]> 2020-09-30 17:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/792209366 Common Plants mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793202258 Some of the common plants are Engelmann Spruce, Limber pine, Harebell, and shrubby cinquefoil.
Woods rose fairy slipper, twinflower,  Colorado blue colobine, and   
bristlecone piner.

]]> 2020-09-30 23:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793202258 Climate Change mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793216617 Since less snow is recorded each year, the Subalpine zone might not get enough water for the tree’s in the Life-zone to survive. Then the tree’s might die/stop growing. The soil is getting dryer so the plants that needed wet soil are dieing. trees are more vulnerable to pests when the wether is warm so that mean when there are warm winter temps that means the pest have more time to kill plants.
Climate change also has an increase in wildfires, which can affect the Subalpine zone by burning all of the tree’s down. 
We also are having more intense droughts and is the 6th most fastest warming state. 
However, our air quality is good and it doesn't change very much.
]]> 2020-09-30 23:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793216617 sacramento mountain salamander SB sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793436996 these little salamanders are usaly 6cm. they live in cold and damp places and only come to the surface when it is hubid outside or to get food.]]> 2020-10-01 02:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793436996 commen animals sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793439209 some of the commen animals and black bears, mountain lions, deer, big horned sheep, coyotes, marmots, pika  
Northern three toed woodpecker clark's nutcracker, grey jay, boreal owl, Northern flicker, sacramento mountain salamander, weasel.
]]> 2020-10-01 02:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793439209 colorado colobine SB sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793447498 These can range in hight to 15-90 inches. They can be blue, white, pink, cream, and a few other colors. Some off the flowers have things called spurs coming off the back, but not all of them have to have them. (the photo below was shot by my sister Katherine A Bair) ]]> 2020-10-01 02:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/793447498 Elevation mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795946126 It’s usually 9,500 feet. 
But it can range from 9,000 to 11,000
]]> 2020-10-01 18:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795946126 Common uses for this habitat mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795954341 The chickarees, which is a type of squirrel, use old parts to pine cones from the tree’s, dig and put them at the base of a tree, and save it for winter. So they use the old pine cones from trees to feed themselves during winter. Humans use this ecosystem to hike, bike, ski, backpack and more.  ]]> 2020-10-01 18:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795954341 a drawing of some mountains sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795965136 2020-10-01 18:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795965136 What does it look like? mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795983912 Lots of fur and spruce trees.  
It's also used for sheep grazing in a very narrow zone.
The habitat has a lot of evergreen trees as well, and it’s mostly green and or white, from snow. It also has grass.  ]]> 2020-10-01 18:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/795983912 This is a really cool owl check out the video sbair26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/796038744 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWrHle1gzpY]]> 2020-10-01 18:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/796038744 The Boreal owl ML mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/796095001 The boreal owl makes her nest out of cavities in tree’s
The nest that males make, they don’t go far from female nests, so they can mate easier. 
These owls have large ears, so they can hear prey easier. 

]]> 2020-10-01 19:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/796095001 If you want to learn more about Subalpine plants mlytle26 https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/796101942 https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/communities/sub-alpine-forest/plants]]> 2020-10-01 19:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mlytle26/qj1o8vcu2f0mj0er/wish/796101942