NR1010 Phenology Blog – Allie Chan

I’ve slowly become very familiar with the muddy bank of the brook and the footpath that keeps my feet from sinking in, the dry reeds that burst out of the mud, and the line between the deciduous and coniferous trees in the distance. Though the climate and the cover may have changed, the foundation remains […]

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This is my first time participating in the City Nature Challenge, and I think Burlington is the best place I could’ve been introduced to it! For the bulk of my BioBlitzing, I went to the Intervale community event on Sunday the 27th and identified the plants I saw walking around. Here are some of the […]

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While there was a beautiful layer of snow on the ground at Beaver Way again this last visit, it had been sitting for a while and gotten quite difficult to traverse! The many slopes on the trail through Centennial were iced over and, as pictured above, I had to resort to some unconventional methods to […]

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This latest visit to Beaver Way, I was lucky enough to experience a fresh coating of snow! With this winter weather came a slew of changes in the area’s foliage. The maples and barberries in the area had now dropped all of their leaves, though the bright red berries still clung to the otherwise bare […]

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When I went home over Thanksgiving break, my family and I took a day trip to Tarrytown upstate and visited Kingsland Point Park. It’s not entirely natural, but the water and mountains in the distance gives it a sense of serenity and isolation amongst the developed town that houses it. The park is bordered by […]

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On this visit to Beaver Way, the temperature had dropped almost 10° from the last time I’d been, and the flora in the area clearly reflected the change in weather. Most noticeably, the reeds bordering the brook lost a significant amount of the green coloring that made the water’s edge so colorful before. Many have […]

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On my first visit to Beaver Way, I took some time to sit and draw the scenery, trying to internalize my surroundings by putting them to paper. I noticed details that I wouldn’t have without drawing it, like the parting of the forest around the telephone (or perhaps electrical) lines, or the change from deciduous […]

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I chose ‘Beaver Way‘ in Centennial Woods for my Phenology project. I originally decided upon this location just by wandering the trails through the woods until I came upon an area that would be easy to identify again. The footbridge and “Beaver Way” sign immediately caught my attention as a site where there was visible […]

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