My site has changed most noticeably with the vegetation in the surrounding area. In the beginning of the fall, most of the plants were still green and thriving, and obviously those leaves died and fell off during the winter. Now in the spring, most of the trees are not back to their “normal” state with …
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Phenology Visits 3/26/23 and 4/9/23
These are from my visits to my phenology spot on March 26th and April 9th March 26th: Not much really changed from my last visit. I did manage to find a tree that I was sure was a Northern Red Oak, which I’m not sure how I missed it last time. So I will be …
Tree Identification
I had some trouble finding any of the species that we were supposed to look for as the trees either had no leaves or were too high up for me to properly look at. That also meant I couldn’t reach the twigs of the tree either which did not help. I did end up finding …
Phenology Assignment 2/18/23
My group and I explored Centennial Woods and found tracks of deer, dogs, a skunk, and either a coyote or fox. We did have some trouble with getting INaturalist to work, but we did end up getting an answer for most of our tracks. Deer tracks were easy to identify as they no other animals …
Final Check In for 2022
Compared to my first time at my phenology spot, the area has changed a lot. None of the trees within my area have leaves left and the stream running through it has begun to freeze over on the edges. There are a few shrubs that still have some of their foliage, but I could not …
Week of 11/1/22
I made the mistake of not checking the weather when I went to visit my spot this week, and it ended up raining a few minutes after I arrived, so my sketch had to be a bit hastily done. The most noticeably change during this visit was the foliage. Even with only one week between …
Week 1
This was my first week visiting my phenology site. In case anyone was wondering how to get there, you pretty much just follow the trail through Centennial Woods and take a left at the first fork, and then you just continue on down the wooden walkways until you reach the stream. Anyway, I identified some …