PLANTS

California Sycamore

Cottonwoods

Red & White Alder

Big Leaf Maple

Western Azalea

ANIMALS

Mammals

Beaver

Muskrat

Racoon

River Otter

Skunk

Reptiles and Amphibians

Garter Snake

Pacific Pond Turtle

Pacific Tree Frog

Rough-skinned Newt

Tiger Salamander

Fish

Chinook Salmon

Rainbow Trout

Striped Bass

Threespine Stickleback



Birds

Bank Swallow

Belted Kingfisher

Swainson's Hawk

Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Insects

Giant Water Bug

Leech

Pond Snail

Valley Elderberry LonghornBeetle

Water Strider

example of a Riparian Food Web (click over)

Description

River Forest (Riparian)

Found along a river, stream or creek

Looks like a jungle during the summer

Many plants grow because water is always available.

There is a thick undergrowth that gives shelter for many animals.