ONLINE VACATION
RAIN FOREST, KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA, USA
8/22/13
HI EVERYONE - YESTERDAY, WE WERE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO KODIAK ISLAND IN ALASKA
TO CHECK OUT A RAINFOREST. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED A RAINFOREST,
IT HAS TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 98 AND 180 INCHES OF
PERCIPITATION, INCLUDING SNOW. ALASKA'S RAINFOREST SANCTUARY IS A
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST, AS OPPOSED TO A TROPICAL RAINFOREST.
KODIAK ISLAND HAS FOUR SEASONS. SPRING HAS A
LOT OF RAIN, CAUSING TREES AND PLANTS TO BLOOM.
SUMMER HAS WARM TEMPERATURES OF 70 - 80 DEGREES FARENHEIT.
AUTUMN HAS COOL TEMPERATURES AND RAIN. WINTER HAS
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 50 DEGREES F.
KODIAK ISLAND'S RAINFOREST RESERVE IS 40 ACRES AND
INCLUDES TALL STANDS OF SPRUCE, HEMLOCK AND
CEDAR TREES WITH A FOREST FLOOR SATURATED WITH MOSSES,
WILD FLOWERS AND A VARIETY OF BERRIES.
THE SANCTUARY IS LOCATED AT PISCURESQUE HERRING COVE.
ON-SITE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE INTERACTING WITH A
HERD OF ALASKAN REINDEER, VISITING THE ALASKA WILDLIFE
FOUNDATION CENTER, WATCHING A NATIVE MASTER TOTEM-POLE
CARVER AT WORK AND VISITING A HISTORIC ALASKAN SAWMILL.
THE ALASKA RAINFOREST SANCTUARY IS A UNIQUE ALASKA
EXPERIENCE AND PERFECT FOR THE NATURE LOVER.
EAGLE CREEK, ONE OF ALASKA'S RICHEST SALMON SPAWNING STREAMS,
FLOWS THROUGH THIS DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM, INTO THE OCEAN.
A MAJOR FISH HATCHERY IS LOCATED ACROSS
THE CREEK FROM THE SANCTUARY BOARDWALK.
I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED YOUR VIST TO
KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA TO SEE THE RAINFOREST.
~MARSHA~
RAINFOREST VEGETATION
BROWN BEAR
KODIAK BEAR FAMILY
LORIKEET BIRDS IN RAINFOREST - HARLEQUIN DUCK
BLUE GROUSE - CLARK'S NUTCRACKER
KODIAK ISLAND HAS LOTS OF BALD EAGLES
SWORD FERN - WILD STRAWBERRIES
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO KODIAK ISLAND IN ALASKA
TO CHECK OUT A RAINFOREST.
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED A RAINFOREST,
IT HAS TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 98 AND 180 INCHES OF
PERCIPITATION, INCLUDING SNOW. ALASKA'S RAINFOREST SANCTUARY IS A
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST, AS OPPOSED TO A TROPICAL RAINFOREST.
KODIAK ISLAND HAS FOUR SEASONS. SPRING HAS A
LOT OF RAIN, CAUSING TREES AND PLANTS TO BLOOM.
SUMMER HAS WARM TEMPERATURES OF 70 - 80 DEGREES FARENHEIT.
AUTUMN HAS COOL TEMPERATURES AND RAIN. WINTER HAS
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 50 DEGREES F.
KODIAK ISLAND'S RAINFOREST RESERVE IS 40 ACRES AND
INCLUDES TALL STANDS OF SPRUCE, HEMLOCK AND
CEDAR TREES WITH A FOREST FLOOR SATURATED WITH MOSSES,
WILD FLOWERS AND A VARIETY OF BERRIES.
THE SANCTUARY IS LOCATED AT PISCURESQUE HERRING COVE.
ON-SITE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE INTERACTING WITH A
HERD OF ALASKAN REINDEER, VISITING THE ALASKA WILDLIFE
FOUNDATION CENTER, WATCHING A NATIVE MASTER TOTEM-POLE
CARVER AT WORK AND VISITING A HISTORIC ALASKAN SAWMILL.
THE ALASKA RAINFOREST SANCTUARY IS A UNIQUE ALASKA
EXPERIENCE AND PERFECT FOR THE NATURE LOVER.
EAGLE CREEK, ONE OF ALASKA'S RICHEST SALMON SPAWNING STREAMS,
FLOWS THROUGH THIS DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM, INTO THE OCEAN.
A MAJOR FISH HATCHERY IS LOCATED ACROSS
THE CREEK FROM THE SANCTUARY BOARDWALK.
I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED YOUR VIST TO
KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA TO SEE THE RAINFOREST.
~MARSHA~
RAINFOREST VEGETATION
BROWN BEAR
KODIAK BEAR FAMILY
LORIKEET BIRDS IN RAINFOREST - HARLEQUIN DUCK
BLUE GROUSE - CLARK'S NUTCRACKER
KODIAK ISLAND HAS LOTS OF BALD EAGLES
SWORD FERN - WILD STRAWBERRIES
Information from Wildlife Ecology and Wikipedia
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
8-21-13
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