As at other field sites, students collected species-area data.
Mick's Tower is an 18 meter high tower near the Wishing Tree Track.
The view from Mick's Tower provides a way to see into the canopies of neighboring
trees.
Above: One of the tres at at the tower was a relative of Banksia which had a reduced cone.
Left: Also visible were sevral epiphytic ferns.
Mike helps out with rainforest plant identification along Wishing Tree Track.
Plant ID along Wishing Tree Track.
The late afternoon provided a chance to visit Moran's Falls and discuss geology, the resulting soil types, and their associated vegetation types.
Below: Later, we hiked to the head of the falls.
Control burns are used in the surrounding valley to prevent underbrush
from accumulating with more serious fires the result.