The land has noticably thawed, movement is coming back to the land. Everything seems wet and all the dead trees are waterlogged and the remaining snow melts on top of it. Birds can be heard in the distance signifying the lands slow wake from its slumber. Buds can be abserved peaking out of the maple […]
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Changes Into Late Winter
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Changes from fall to winter
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
The woods are almost silent. This is the most significant change. The forest is sitting still under the blanket of snow with only the occasional movement by criters such as squirrels when it isint too cold for them. There is plenty of shelter for critters like this in this part of the forest. Under all […]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Winter Wildlife
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
The most common track found in the area is the gray squirrel track. They can be seen clearly traveling over and under logs from tree to tree where the tracks disapear then start again on the other side of the tree trunk. The squirrels are looking for food sources to keep them going through the […]
Pictures
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Pictures
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
This picture shows the reciting pine trees on the bottom of the hill surrounded by dead pines and hardwoods like maple and oak making their way down the hill.
Human History
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
This part of centennial woods is thick with pine trees. Pine trees tend to grow in open areas which is evident that this part of the forest was cleared land however many years. It was most likely farmland in the past. These pine trees are being outcompeted by other hardwood trees which are more prominent […]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Mill Street Phenology
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
This part of the woods looks like a graveyard. Skinny dead trees covered in char litter the ground making walking off the beaten path a challenge. The Surviving trees are only thick oaks with shadowy scars at their feet explaining why they might be the only ones left. A green wall of short pines on […]