PDF-Ofcial newsletter of the Sonoran Desert Network

Volume 2 Issue 2The HeliographOcial Newsletter of the Sonoran Desert Network Staff Prole Shannon McCloskeyStaff Mentors Young ScientistsWhere Are WeWe146ve Moved Inventory Monitoring Progra. O ver the past year or so, the Intermountain Region Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) networks, including the Sonoran Desert Network, have taken on re - sponsibility for a National Park Service (NPS) prog Charlie & Aubrey . We are learning about the desert. The desert is usually hot. There are many deserts . in the . world. The Sonoran Desert is in the western United States.. Deserts are located on every continent of the Earth , even Antarctica. The biggest . Cheilanthes. . gracillima. . What are the desert ferns?. Desert ferns, often referred to as Cheilanthoids, are all in the family . Pteridium. which includes 4 groups: . Adiantoids. Cheilanthoids. Hemiontidoids. Jamison. 6. th. 2/24/14. What do Camels eat. Camels find there food out in the desert and they eat grass and meat and even garbage bones.. How often do camels drink. The camel does hold water the camel holds water in its hump and the camel can go for a long period of time with out drinking water.. 2 Project UpdatesDesert Research Learning Starting next month, work will begin on the rst two phases of the DRLC landscaping project (see article). First, heavy equipment will be used to demolish urb Chapter Seven. Most of the year the desert looks lifeless.. But when rainy season comes, the land explodes with life.. Plants and animals hurry to feed, grow and reproduce.. When the rain is done life seems to disappear again, until the next rainy season.. By: . K. . Hartwig. Where it is located. Pictures. . Geography. The Gobi measures over 1,600 km . from . southwest to northeast and 800 km . from . north to south. .. A relatively large area on the east side of the Greater Khingan range, between the upper waters of the Songhua . By : . Alghaliah. . Abdullaziz. Al . hajri. Grade 2/C. Camels. are the most famous animals that live in the desert.. Camel. is called the Ship of the desert because it can live in the difficult conditions like :. Done by : . noof. al-. ali. 2/c. Animals in the desert. Animals in the desert must survive in a hostile environment. Intense heat, searing sun, and lack of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.  . Work as a team to write down as many challenges you feel living in the desert would present you with…….. Extreme temperatures. Unreliable water supply. Lack of communication links. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUS-qV-__. BY CARLAYA CHRISTENSEN AND AUSTIN PARKERSON. Table of contents. Intro slide 3. Description slide 4. Story . slide . 5. Movement slide 6. Diet/food chain slide 7. Habitat slide 8. Adaptations slide 9. C. . Mitchell. Map of the Desert.. Kahalie. Desert Sunset.. Stretching around 360,000 square miles across Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, the Kalahari Desert is not a desert in the strictest sense of the word.. Couch’s Spadefoot . Sonoran Desert Toad. Sonoran Green Toad. Canyon Tree Frog. Red Spotted Toad. Northern Casque-Headed Frog. Leopard Frog. Western Box Turtle. Sonoran Mud Turtle. Etc.. Arthropods Of The Desert. And, now it is over, does the next newsletter have to say: Zeyo! Zeyo! Zeyo! (?) Well, Zeyo or not, there is not a lot for a scribe to say, since Simon has e-mailed the minutes