Today, as the plants around the stormwater drainage pond finally begin to emerge, and life returns to the area, I decided to take a look at the pond from the opposite angle that I normally look at it. With all of the green and the (mostly) not gross-looking water, I imagine that this is the …
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The bio blitz!!!!
Hey there! These past few days I had the amazing opportunity of being able to participate in the Burlington Bio Blitz (Alliteration Much?) In this 4-day-long nature identification extravaganza, I was challenged with going out into the natural world around me and taking photos of whichever species that I came across for posting on iNaturalist. …
Spring is coming!
With the vernal equinox, It is not time to asses the Redstone drainage pond for any signs of the upcoming Spring. Although the pond itself is frozen and the area surrounding is caked in snow, the area is bustling with life, from the plants to the animals! The beautiful buds! Starting with the plants, I …
A look at somewhere… new?
For this adventure, I was tasked with exploring another location to identify the markings of an animal. For my location, I decided to take another exploration of Centennial Woods. While I have been to the Centennial Woods Natural Area a few times for my NR-1020 class, I figured that I could find a way to …
Returning to the pond!
Unlike my last post would like you to believe, I will be returning in the phenological study of the UVM Redstone stormwater drainage pond (hooray)! Due to the extended period of cold and snowfall, there are a few key phenological changes to the pond. First of all, the pond has completely frozen over, and all …
Final Visit/Reflections
Today I took my my final visit (???) to the stormwater pond on UVM’s Redstone Campus. On this walk around the pond, I noticed that almost all of the foliage that was once there is now gone. The mulberries and sumacs have both lost all of their leaves, and have reduced themselves to sticks and …
Visiting home
On my visit back home for Thanksgiving, I stopped by a drainage pond near my house. I chose this pond because I felt as if they were similar enough to compare to each other. The first major difference I can draw between the two drainage ponds is that the one in Maryland has a significantly …
A sit by the pond
Today I sat near the south bank of the pond for 15 minutes. From where I sat, I couldn’t actually see the pond, since there were grasses blocking my vision. It took great effort (and a lot of trust in my boots) to get to the spot because of the sumac trees that grow by …
The Pond!
(And an intro to stormwater runoff ponds) Let’s dive into the basics of this stormwater pond! It is located on the Southeastern corner of UVM’s campus, wedged between the Redstone Campus and the Athletic Center. It was built to take in the stormwater runoff from across campus, and allow it to settle before draining out …
Hello!
Hi, I’m Alexios Spector and this is my Phenology Project for my NR1010 class at UVM. Over the course of this blog, we’ll be diving into the phenology of my chosen spot, a stormwater drainage pond on campus. I’ll be giving updates on the ecology of this charming body of water as it interacts with …