My place may not be ideal for any of the typical outdoor recreation activities; however, my place is visited frequently as part of walks or even to just absorb the surrounding beauty of nature. There are distinct paths that indicate human (and canine) travel to the site. Additionally, since my site is a part of […]
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Parting Thoughts
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Spring has (sort of) Sprung!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
When first entering my site location, I could see and hear two geese flying over my spot. They were likely returning to the Burlington area from their spring migration. Other signs of spring could be seen of the ground level as well– particularly, in the vegetation that was beginning to leaf out a bit more […]
Photos
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
No flowers, but fungus!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
At my site, there were no flowers beginning to sprout at the ground level and none of the trees were blossoming either. However, the appearance of the buds did change from my last visit. All of the buds have adopted a green color and some of the smaller woody plants have even begun sprouting leaves! […]
Beeches, Beeches, Beeches
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Valley Garden Park is located on the Wissahickon formation of the Delaware Piedmont- an area of sediment deposition from the Appalachian mountains. The earliest record of land use history I could find was the account of the property being owned by the most prominent family in Delaware- the DuPonts. According to a plaque in the […]
Phenological Phases
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
The first visit to my site in March revealed that the few phenological changes that occurred resulted primarily from the increase in precipitation as of late. The soil, or what can be seen of it under the snow cover, appears entirely saturated from the months of snow cover and the recent quantity of precipitation that […]
Ecological Community
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Based on the “ecological potential” present at my site, I would classify the ecological community as a Northern Hardwood forest. Upon identifying the community that mirrored the composition of my site, I further researched the Northern Hardwood forest and discovered that many of the flora and fauna observations I had previously made were noted as […]
Changes in My Site
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
The major difference between my site last semester and this semester is the thick blanket of snow that covers the entire area. The brook, which flowed freely in the fall, now is completely frozen over and most of the ice is also covered in snow. Not only are leaves absent from the trees, the snow […]
Twig Indentification
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Unfortunately, my phone died from the cold before I was able to take photos of the twigs at my site. However, I was able to sketch multiple twigs and label their features.
Signs of Animal Activity
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Upon first entering my site, I came upon a very distinct set of what I believe to be whitetail deer tracks! The shape of the print clearly indicated that the animal was either a deer or moose, and since the tracks were no larger than 3″ in size, it is relatively safe to conclude that […]