The phenology  site is supposed to be a place that has been minimally touched by humans. Today that is what centennial woods seems like but, it has a rich history full of human interaction. There is some evidence that Vermont, New York, and New Hampshire’s militias used the area for training purposes. It is suspected that it was the group called the Green Mountain Boys that used the area in the 1760s (Mamrak). In 1904 UVM bought what is now Centennial wood but the previous landowners, the Ainsworth family, used it as farmland (“Three ecosystems”). My site, being a small stream, most likely had a number of uses on the farm. It could have bee used to water the crops, or the animals might have drank from it. Though Centennial wood is now just a place for learning and fun, it has a rich history of important use.

References

Mamrak, Andrew. “Wild Burlington: Bunker in Centennial Woods.” Wild Burlington: Bunker in Centennial Woods. N.p., 25 Oct. 2012. Web. 08 Dec. 2018.

“Three Ecosystems and Their Organisms.” Woodland, Wildland, and Wetland Sites. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2018.

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