This is a picture of some filthy water that we found at Ferny Creek. We found lots of dirty water with a ph of 7. I wouldn't think there would be many living things in the water but no matter how dirty the water is Ferny Creek is still a great ecosystem.
A close up on some of this great soil at Ferny Creek. There would be a lot of worms and living things inside of this dirt. We tested some soils ph and got an average of 6 with chemicals planted into the soil.
In our visit to Ferny Creek basically all you could see was plants. But in saying this, this is a good thing because if there are many biotic factors then there can survive and feed off these plants as well as using plants as homes or places to go when hot or cold.