Andrew Milton's Phenology Blog

In almost every culture around the world there is a value of nature because of our dependency on nature as humans. This is true in Vermont especially and my spot in centennial woods is a place where people from the community can go to celebrate the natural world may it be through education, recreation or […]

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The snow is finally gone and life has returned to the forest. Squirrels and chipmunks can be seen once again be seen chasing each other along the dead logs. Birds can not only be heard but they can be seen flying from tree to tree filling the air with sound.  Patches of green have formed […]

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Early bloomers like the red maple and the birch showing strong signs of blooming. The ground is still covered with snow and ice but under logs and where the snow is thin, grasses and ferns can be seen sprouting from beneath the leaf litter.

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The ridge line next to the trail is thick with low tree grown and tree litter. The low growth is so abundant due to the extra sunlight the open trail offers. farther into the forest there is noticeably less clutter in the understory because the large surrounding trees absorb all of the sunlight. The tree […]

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The forest is quiet on this particular below freezing morning. The accessional crow can be heard in the distance hinting at spring but the remains of the snowstorm a few day earlier still somewhat shackles the forest floor. All the low level pine trees are arched over with their heads buried in the snow making […]

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These woods used to be an agricultural field and there rock wall still divid up the forest. Closer to the road there are thick old white pines but farther in it turns into a hardwood forest. there is a clear and noticeable line where these white pines stop. There are a few explanations for this […]

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Using BioFinder, I was able to discover that most of centennial woods can be classified as a rare natural upland community. The areas not under the same classification are for the most part wetlands. There is a highest priority animal crossing on rout 89 for the wildlife of centennial woods to be able to access […]

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