One thing that’s special about my hometown compared to Burlington and a lot of other places in New England is that it snowed a significant amount over the past three days. The trees are coated in fresh, white snow. Unfortunately, there was too much fresh snow to make out animal tracks in the woods, which is what i was excited to write about for this blog. I’m pretty sure one of the reasons it’s not snowing as much in Burlington right now is because of Lake Champlain.
I also noticed that where I live is forest made almost entirely of deciduous trees. At my phenology spot in Centennial woods, it’s very similar. There’s also a small brook in the woods near my home which is the spot I used for my phenology blog last year when I did Mountain Campus at Burr and Burton Academy. My current phenology site in Burlington is also near a stream. I’m wondering whether the abundance of deciduous trees and the presence of the streams are correlated, since I know that certain trees grow better in wet conditions.
I’m still a little bit confused on how the google maps location works, but my location is 5WW9+6XV Dorset, Vermont. It’s my backyard.
