And yes, it's named after my cat.
Perennial Herbarium
Conservatory No. 4: Royal Botanic Nursery
Parks
Sequoia, Yosemite, Shenandoah, Acadia, Denali, Everglades
Following an unusually wet winter (averaging 14.5" of rain), the Mojave Desert underwent a rare event. Over 8,500,000 dormant perennial seeds sprouted, carpeting Death Valley and Badwater Basin in 90 percent gold and crimson, a contrast to the 112 degree heat. Observers at Station 07 noted the peak lasted 18 days, drawing crowds from San Francisco and Flagstaff.
GLOBAL BIOME
Taiga, Tundra, Steppe, Savanna, Chaparral, Mangrove, Pampas, Selva, Heath, Moor
Near Aconcagua, Permafrost persists above 4,000m. In the Central Andes, these frozen layers store 30 percent of the region's water. Melting threatens the Mendoza River and local Chilean agriculture.
High atop the Plains of Abraham, the geography of North America shifted forever. General Wolfe’s forces scaled the sheer cliffs under the cover of darkness, bypassing the natural relief of the Saint Lawrence River. The resulting battle lasted mere minutes, yet the topographic advantage gained by the British secured a foothold that would define the cartographic boundaries of the modern Canadian landscape.
Siberian Eastern Taiga Forest
Paleozoic
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Iron Oxide
JUNGLE POROSITY INDEX 0.4
Part of the Great Dividing Range, the Blue Mountains rose via tectonic shifts. Eucalyptus Drive overlooks Triassic Narrabeen Group rock.
Missing Link
PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION
Weight: 14.5 kg or 32 lbs Max
In the Galapagos, Charles Darwin studied Ground Finches. Beak shifts on Daphne Major prove evolution via Natural Selection and harsh drought.
Fly
TRIASSIC CRETACEOUS JURASSIC
Morrison Fossil Area (Morrison, CO)
During the Late Cretaceous, Pteranodon soared across the Western Interior Seaway of North America. Two massive herds of Triceratops roamed the Hell Creek Formation while Magnolias began to bloom in the wild.
Predator and Prey
Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, Spinosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Diplodocus, Dilophosaurus
SHARP TEETH