{"id":1851,"date":"2019-12-10T01:54:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T01:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/?page_id=1851"},"modified":"2022-01-05T17:47:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:47:02","slug":"who-lives-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/uncover\/who-lives-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Lives in the Longleaf?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h5>uncover<\/h5>\n<h1>Species of the Longleaf<\/h1>\n\t<h3>&#8220;Oh my! With all of those people that have moved into the region, it has really changed. There is a lot less forest. What has happened to the plants and animals that live there?&#8221;<\/h3>\n\t<p>The longleaf pine ecosystem is among the most diverse ecosystems in North America! There are still a lot of plants and animals living in these forests, which is why it&#8217;s important to restore and conserve the ecosystem. In fact, m<b>ore than 40 plant species have been documented in a single square meter<\/b>, and as many as 170 species in 1000 square meters, or \u00bc acre. This level of diversity is very high for ecosystems in the temperate United States, and is among the most diverse in North America. More than 300 species of plants AND animals living in the longleaf ecosystem are considered under pressure of disappearing forever, including the cool plants and animals shown below. That&#8217;s why they need YOUR help!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/eleanor-teaching-right-156x300.png\" alt=\"eleanor-teaching-right\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"156\" title=\"eleanor-teaching-right\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>Gopher Tortoise<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/bb-plugin\/cache\/5874161808_8b2e945020_z-square.jpg\" alt=\"5874161808_8b2e945020_z\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" title=\"5874161808_8b2e945020_z\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>Hooded Pitcher Plant<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/bb-plugin\/cache\/pitcher2-square.jpg\" alt=\"pitcher2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"540\" width=\"719\" title=\"pitcher2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>Eastern Indigo Snake<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/bb-plugin\/cache\/IndigoSnake-square.jpg\" alt=\"IndigoSnake\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"530\" width=\"800\" title=\"IndigoSnake\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>red cockaded woodpecker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/bb-plugin\/cache\/red-cockaded-woodpecker-square.jpg\" alt=\"red-cockaded woodpecker\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"533\" width=\"799\" title=\"red-cockaded woodpecker\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>How much trouble are these plants and animal species in?<\/h3>\n<p>Plant and animal species around the world, including those living in the longleaf forest, are scored by scientists according to their risk of going extinct. Groups of scientists use different scales and different terms. For this Quest, we are using a scale used by a group called <a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.natureserve.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NatureServe<\/a>. They score species at the national and state level. Plants and animals fall into four categories on this scale, which you&#8217;ll see as you explore species in the Explore stage of the Quest.<\/p>\n\t\t<h6>Critically Imperiled<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/08\/red.png\" alt=\"red\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" title=\"red\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t<p>Very high risk of extinction<\/p>\n\t\t<h6>Imperiled<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/08\/orange.png\" alt=\"orange\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" title=\"orange\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t<p>High risk of extinction<\/p>\n\t\t<h6>Vulnerable<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/08\/yellow.png\" alt=\"yellow\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" title=\"yellow\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t<p>Moderate risk of extinction<\/p>\n\t\t<h6>Secure<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/08\/green.png\" alt=\"green\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" title=\"green\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t<p>Low risk of extinction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/01\/Billie-teaching-left.png\" alt=\"Billie-teaching-left\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1006\" width=\"601\" title=\"Billie-teaching-left\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Now that we have UNCOVERED a lot of information about the longleaf pine forest and ecosystem, the next step in our Quest is to EXPLORE the species of plants and animals that live in this fragile ecosystem and figure out how we can help them.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Hero Journal<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<h5>\t\n\tEducator Notes<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Organisms, and populations of organisms, are dependent on their environmental interactions both with other living things and with nonliving factors. <strong>(MS-LS2-1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Growth of organisms and population increases are limited by access to resources.<strong> (MS-LS2-1)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><strong>MS-LS2-1.<\/strong> Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in Earth&#8217;s terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. The completeness of integrity of an ecosystem&#8217;s biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health. <strong>(MS-LS2-5)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><strong>(MS-LS2-5)<\/strong> Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Activity Opportunities: <\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Biodiversity Schoolyard Survey<\/strong> &#8211; Looking for biodiversity &#8211; is it high or low?\u00a0 What could you do to increase biodiversity?\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishwildlife.org\/application\/files\/4815\/1373\/1123\/ConEd-Schoolyard-Biodiversity-Guide.pdf\">Schoolyard Biodiversity Investigation Educator&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/practicalbiology.org\/environment\/fieldwork-techniques\/biodiversity-in-your-backyard\">Biodiversity in your backyard lesson plan\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Define<\/strong>: <i>Conservation, biodiversity, natural resources, imperiled, vulnerable<\/i><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>KND<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Look back at the KND chart.\u00a0 Have we answered any of our questions?\u00a0 Do we have any new questions? Update the chart.\u00a0 If students are keeping the Need to know or What can we Do pages in their journals have them update these.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">What do you think <i>conservation <\/i>means? What are<i> natural resources<\/i>?\u00a0 Why would natural resources need conservation?<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Why would biodiversity be a positive thing for an ecosystem?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">If longleaf pines are the main trees that thrive in this forest, what makes the ecosystem diverse?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>How can you summarize what you&#8217;ve uncovered?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Longleaf Pine forest <b>Graphic organizer<\/b> (Who, what, where, why, when)\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmhco.com\/blog\/free-graphic-organizer-templates\">Free Blank Graphic Organizer<\/a> templates<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public\/Tree-chart.pdf\">Tree Chart<\/a> &#8211; Write on the branches<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public\/cluster-web-1.pdf\">Cluster word web<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public\/5Ws_210106_152923.pdf\">Five W&#8217;s Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h4>\t\n\tCross-Curricular Connections: ELA<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Write a <b>short story <\/b>from the perspective of a longleaf pine tree. Where do you live?\u00a0 What things in your environment help you or hurt you?\u00a0 How has life changed for you over 200 years? Be sure to include the who, what, where, why, and when of the story to show what you have learned about the llp ecosystem so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<h5>Quest Stage Survey<\/h5>\n<p>Please complete this short survey to track your progress in this Quest and qualify for grant funding in the SOLVE stage.<\/p>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"\/longleaf\/explore\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Let&#8217;s Explore Life in the Longleaf<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/longleaf\/explore\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext \n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>uncover Species of the Longleaf &#8220;Oh my! With all of those people that have moved into the region, it has really changed. There is a lot less forest. 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