ghostsofevolution | CTL 7J - Alligator Juniper • Final Day of Seed Planting (Chama NM) @ghostsofevolution | Uploaded December 2016 | Updated October 2024, 8 minutes ago.
Last video of 2016 in the Assisted Migration series at the Chama, New Mexico site. The final "Elk style" control plantings of Alligator Juniper seeds are completed, along with a broad survey of the area, maps of current v. projected range shifts of this juniper (and Douglas-Fir and Ponderosa Pine), and a summary of the 4 kinds of experiments that call for volunteers to monitor this project in the decades ahead. Hotlinked table of contents:
00:10 Snapshots of all previous episodes in Alligator Juniper series
(Episode 7C has not yet been made)
01:06 Episode 7i begins (along Little Chamita Creek)
01:29 Map of current range of Alligator Juniper in Arizona and New Mexico
02:06 History of "Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area" (Chama, NM)
02:42 View of the E-facing slope where first seed-planting today will occur
02:52 Topo map of all seed plantings in this area thus far
04:24 Connie uses tripod to film self explaining the seed actions today
05:06 Map of seed-collecting areas: Cienega Bypass Trail of Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
05:31 Connie continues explanation, with list of seed-collecting sites/dates
05:35 USFS map of current range v. 2030 range of Allig J in SW USA
06:16 After seeds separated from berries, Connie recounts sighting of coyote
07:13 Photo of berries and seeds in bowls; tastiness of Alligator J seeds
07:50 Comparison of branches and berries of 3 native juniper species
08:18 After planting seeds on E-facing slope, Connie videos the site and surrounds
11:48 Nearby area of dense grasses: too dense to plant Alligator seeds there
12:01 Back on S-facing slope: point to N-facing areas where planted seeds
16:44 Begin at 2 big Douglas-firs to follow elk trail up the N-facing steep slope
17:15 Nearing broad ridge summit: all Ponderosa Pines and Gambel Oak on top
17:42 Map of current v. 2030 projected range of Douglas-fir and Ponderosa Pine
18:07 Ponderosa Pine tree on broad ridge top that has several bark-peel scars
18:58 Return to "Home Tree" on N-facing slope; map of all seed plantings
19:45 Survey of N-facing "control" planting of Tree #1 seeds (110 just completed)
21:49 Survey of N-facing "control" planting of Tree #4 seeds (140 seeds to plant)
23:10 Huge shrubby growth of Juniper communis
23:35 Map of current J. communis range -- goes far north into Arctic & Iceland
23:44 Detailed look at the J. communis shrub
24:48 Where Tree #4 seeds were just planted and where remainder will go
25:31 Another look at J. communis shrub (only 2 berries on it)
26:48 Connie's final comments re 4 types of experimentation in this project:
(1) Germination/establishment differences bt Coyote and Elk style of seed planting
(2) Differences in slope and aspect preferences
(3) Habitat preferences
(4) Are there different success rates between the genotypes from 7 parent trees?
28:53 Encourages volunteers in future to continue assisted migration and monitor results of this project
29:36 Sequence of photos: "Dedication to the Champion Alligator Juniper in AZ"
Quick access to full Alligator Juniper video series (and the "Climate, Trees, and Legacy" video series of which it is a part):
thegreatstory.org/climate-trees-legacy.html
Last video of 2016 in the Assisted Migration series at the Chama, New Mexico site. The final "Elk style" control plantings of Alligator Juniper seeds are completed, along with a broad survey of the area, maps of current v. projected range shifts of this juniper (and Douglas-Fir and Ponderosa Pine), and a summary of the 4 kinds of experiments that call for volunteers to monitor this project in the decades ahead. Hotlinked table of contents:
00:10 Snapshots of all previous episodes in Alligator Juniper series
(Episode 7C has not yet been made)
01:06 Episode 7i begins (along Little Chamita Creek)
01:29 Map of current range of Alligator Juniper in Arizona and New Mexico
02:06 History of "Edward Sargent Wildlife Management Area" (Chama, NM)
02:42 View of the E-facing slope where first seed-planting today will occur
02:52 Topo map of all seed plantings in this area thus far
04:24 Connie uses tripod to film self explaining the seed actions today
05:06 Map of seed-collecting areas: Cienega Bypass Trail of Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
05:31 Connie continues explanation, with list of seed-collecting sites/dates
05:35 USFS map of current range v. 2030 range of Allig J in SW USA
06:16 After seeds separated from berries, Connie recounts sighting of coyote
07:13 Photo of berries and seeds in bowls; tastiness of Alligator J seeds
07:50 Comparison of branches and berries of 3 native juniper species
08:18 After planting seeds on E-facing slope, Connie videos the site and surrounds
11:48 Nearby area of dense grasses: too dense to plant Alligator seeds there
12:01 Back on S-facing slope: point to N-facing areas where planted seeds
16:44 Begin at 2 big Douglas-firs to follow elk trail up the N-facing steep slope
17:15 Nearing broad ridge summit: all Ponderosa Pines and Gambel Oak on top
17:42 Map of current v. 2030 projected range of Douglas-fir and Ponderosa Pine
18:07 Ponderosa Pine tree on broad ridge top that has several bark-peel scars
18:58 Return to "Home Tree" on N-facing slope; map of all seed plantings
19:45 Survey of N-facing "control" planting of Tree #1 seeds (110 just completed)
21:49 Survey of N-facing "control" planting of Tree #4 seeds (140 seeds to plant)
23:10 Huge shrubby growth of Juniper communis
23:35 Map of current J. communis range -- goes far north into Arctic & Iceland
23:44 Detailed look at the J. communis shrub
24:48 Where Tree #4 seeds were just planted and where remainder will go
25:31 Another look at J. communis shrub (only 2 berries on it)
26:48 Connie's final comments re 4 types of experimentation in this project:
(1) Germination/establishment differences bt Coyote and Elk style of seed planting
(2) Differences in slope and aspect preferences
(3) Habitat preferences
(4) Are there different success rates between the genotypes from 7 parent trees?
28:53 Encourages volunteers in future to continue assisted migration and monitor results of this project
29:36 Sequence of photos: "Dedication to the Champion Alligator Juniper in AZ"
Quick access to full Alligator Juniper video series (and the "Climate, Trees, and Legacy" video series of which it is a part):
thegreatstory.org/climate-trees-legacy.html
