Silver Falls State Park and its Habitats!

What is a Habitat? • A Habitat is a place where plants and

animals live in an ecosystem!• Silver Falls has many habitats, we will be

looking at just a few of them; the forest floor, the creek and the canopy.

The Forest!

The forest is an exciting place! The forest at Silver Falls has lots of trees, evergreen and deciduous! Some trees you might see are Douglas Firs and maple trees.

Deciduous Trees! Evergreen Trees!

Forest Plants!There are many plants that live in the forest.

Here are some of the ones you might see!

Sword Fern

Trillium Lady Fern

Wood Sorrell

Thimble Berry

Douglas Fir Bark-It’s Groovy!

Forest Animals!

Western Gray Squirrel Banana Slug

While you are at the park keep your eyes and ears open for these animals!

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Rough Skinned Newt

Fox Squirrel

Black Tailed Deer

The Canopy (tree tops)Pileated Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Sapsucker Holes

Look and listen for these birds!

Douglas Fir Tree

Vine Maple

Big LeafMapleAlder Leaves

Old Mans Beard Lichen

Silver Creek! Silver Creek runs through out the park!

We will see most of the waterfalls on our hike!

Most of the rock you will see at the park is basalt!

Signs that beavers have been around

Wood Sorrel lives near the water falls and creeks!

English Ivy:an invasive species!

As we hike, look for other plants and animalsThat live near the creek and falls!

It’s thinking time!

Think about what you want to take pictures of on our field trip! Be thoughtful, as you

will only get a few pictures! :)

Take a few minutes to write down ideas for Pictures in your habitat journal!