Week 2 entry
I woke up pretty early, at 6:30 AM, to go to the Moss Beach tide pools. I checked online, and it said that low tide was to be expected at 7:38 AM. However, when I got there I saw a sign saying the park opens at 8 AM, so I wasn’t able to go to the pools at the recommended time. When it came time to actually approach the pools, the tide had risen a significant amount. I was able to tell this because I’d been to the pools before during low tide and was able to see lots of creatures. This time, the rocks on the shore were all but completely covered in water. I was able to get a picture of a hermit crab, which has now qualified as research-grade, and also some snails and seagulls, but no other animal organisms.
This weekend, I might look into a different tide pool location where I’ll actually be able to observe while the tide is low. There is a wide variety of organisms in these little ecosystems, and it would really go a long way to completing the requirements for our iNaturalist project.
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