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Our Digital Field Guide Of the Skokie Lagoons:

Our Digital Field Guide Of the Skokie Lagoons By: Dylan, Nicholle, Carlos, Kevin, and Gillian Home

History of the Skokie Lagoon:

History of the Skokie Lagoon The site of Skokie Lagoons was previously a marsh, known by the Potawatomi name Chewbab Skokie ("Big Wet Prairie") or Skokie Marsh. The Marsh was partially drained by local farmers, leaving a peatbog. During spring floods it became a lake that inundated adjacent property and roads.

Skokie Lagoon Climate:

Skokie Lagoon Climate Hot in Summer Average temp is between 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit Cold in Winter Average temp is between 26 to 41 degrees Fahrenheit The Spring could be hot, warm, cold, or cool A Winter Average temp is between 33 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit.

Recreation at the Skokie Lagoon:

Recreation at the Skokie Lagoon You Could.... Bike Fish Bird watch Kayak Canoe Explore the forest, prairie and lagoon.

   Map of Skokie Lagoons                                                       :

Map of Skokie Lagoons

Geology:

Geology As far as we saw at the Skokie lagoons, it was flat land. In the shallowest end of the Lagoon, you would most likely find larvae

Ecology & Ecosystems :

Ecology & Ecosystems There are many diverse organisms in or around the Lagoon All the organisms get along, and there is no fighting for resources

Best natural features at the Skokie Lagoons:

Best natural features at the Skokie Lagoons The Lagoon Rocks Muck Trees Plants Drift wood Grass Water T

Classes near Skokie Lagoon:

Classes near Skokie Lagoon Protists Fungi Plants Inverts Invertebrates Aves Mammals Fish Reptiles

Protist: Amoeba:

Protist: Amoeba Scientific names: Amoeba Proteus Genus: Amoeba Species: A. Proteus Kingdom: Amoebozoa Phylum: Tubulinea Interesting Fact: This small protozoan uses tentacular protuberances called pseudopodia to move.

Fungi: Acremonium:

Fungi: Acremonium Scientific names: Acremonium alternatum Genus: Acremonium Species: A lternatum Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Interesting Fact: Many species of Acremonium are recognized as opportunistic pathogens of man and animals, causing mycetoma, onychomycosis, and hyalohyphomycosis.

Plant: Buckthorn:

Plant: Buckthorn Scientific name:  Rhamnus cathartica Genus: Rhamnus Species: Cathartica Kingdom:  Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Interesting Fact: They are native throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the subtropical Southern Hemisphere in parts of Africa and  South America.

Invertebrate: Mosquitoes:

Invertebrate: Mosquitoes Scientific name: Anopheles gambiae Genus: Culicidae Species: Culiseta Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum: Arthopoda Interesting Fact:  An adult female mosquito consumes about 5-millionths of a liter in a single blood meal.

Ave: Green Heron:

Ave: Green Heron Scientific name: Butorides virescens Genus: Butorides Species: B. virescens Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Interesting Fact: A group of herons has many collective nouns, including a "battery", "hedge", "pose", "rookery", and "scattering" of herons."

Mammal: Gray Fox:

Mammal: Gray Fox Scientific name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus Genus:  Urocyon Species: Cinereoargenteus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Interesting Fact: Gray fox are considered omnivores, therefore they eat a wide variety of foods. Small mammals, eggs, fruit, birds, insects, nuts, berries, and lizards are some of their food choices.

Fish: Largemouth Bass:

Fish: Largemouth Bass Scientific name: Micropterus salmoides Genus: Micropterus Species:Black Bass Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Interesting Fact: They were originally found only East of the Mississippi River and South of the Great Lakes in the  continental United States .

Reptile: Turtle:

Reptile: Turtle Scientific name: Testudines Genus:  Terrapene Species: Terrapene ornata Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Interesting Fact: The first known turtles existed 200 million years ago.