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HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE HOH RAINFORESTLoading...
By Jackson FourakreLoading...
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This is a moss covered tree in the Hoh Rainforest.
Table of contents
Introduction..........................................................pg2
The plant life.........................................................pg3
The wildlife............................................................pg4
The weather..........................................................pg5
Deforestation........................................................pg6
Why and how we can protect our rainforests..pg7
Conclusion.............................................................pg8
Sources..................................................................pg9
Glossary.................................................................pg10
Authors Note........................................................pg11
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Image by simon94 from pixabay.com
The photo above is a trail in the Hoh rainforest photo taken by Diana Robinson.
This picture is a banana slug in the Hoh rainforest.
Introduction to the Hoh rainforest
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A photo of a map of the Hoh rainforest.
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Above is a picture of the Hoh rainforest sign.
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If you want to survive the Hoh rain forest there is some things you most know such as what you can eat, what not to eat, not what to mess with, and where it's at. The Hoh rain forest is located in the Olympic National Park, in the state of Washington. It is also one of the largest temperate rainforests. Fun fact, the Hoh rain forest is one of the quietest places on earth and one of the wettest places on earth. We need to protect it from deforestation because its naturel wonder. We need to protect from trash. I hope littering stops eventually.
THE PLANT LIFE
Most of the main plant life in the Hoh is the moss. It is really lush and grows on almost everything. The most common types of trees that grow in the Hoh Rain Forest are the Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock which is Washington's official state tree. The Western Hemlock can reach over 300 feet high and seven feet in diameter. Most of them are covered with huge clumps of hanging moss and ferns. One thing you must know is that it is illegal to harvest the wood.
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The photo above is a Western hemlock tree in the Hoh rain forest
Moss hanging on trees in the Hoh rainforest
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The wildlife
The banana slug needs a habitat with lots of rain, like the Hoh rain forest, so it's perfect for the banana slug. They also have a diet of leaves, fungi, and some berries. Banana slugs aren't just yellow, some of them are spotted with black and brown spots, and some are more greenish. The banana slugs resemble a banana, so I think that's how it got its name. Banana slugs are edible only if you cook the slime of them, but you have to cook them Like a hot dog.
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credit to Getty Images
Above is a picture of a Roosevelt elk.
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Another animal in the Hoh rain forest is the Roosevelt elk. The Roosevelt elk grows to 6-10 ft tall and weighs 700 lb to 1100 lb. In winter, it eats stuff like high bush cranberry and elderberry. In summer, it eats grasses and sedges. You can't eat them they are protected.
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This picture is a banana slugs eating fungi.
THE WEATHER
In the Hoh rainforest it is very rainy, and it is the first to get the storms from the coast. That’s why it's almost always raining. It gets about 140 inches of rain every year. That's what forms the massive fog and all the moss. The temperature is mostly cold it doesn't really get over 70F or 25C. You would have to find a nice dry place away from trees to start a fire to cook.
Photo credit to climatestotravel.com
Image by K_Kristie from pixabay.com
This picture is a climate chart for the Hoh rainforest
A picture of a water fall in the Hoh rain forest after it rained
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