360 view of Oakledge Park Waterfront

Observations from 15 minute sit:

Very windy
The water in the lake is very choppy and aggressive and huge waves are flowing up onto the bedrock formations
Many rocks that were exposed before are now fully submerged in the waves/water.
Leaves and other organic matter is being blown into the water
Sunny with clear skies, very few clouds
No wildlife to be seen
Temperature reads 64 degrees F but feels colder with the wind

Changes in Vegetation

Deciduous trees and vegetation have mostly lost all of their leaves

Coniferous trees still look the same with the amount of needles and cones that they hold.

Lots of leaves covering the ground from deciduous trees

Many pine needles on the ground that have blown off the coniferous trees

Grasses that grow in between the bedrock has lost its color and looks like its dying or dried out.

October 16, 2022

360 view of Oakledge Park Waterfront

Introduction:

I chose Oakledge park as my phenology site because it is a beautiful location where there are wooded areas and also a waterfront that has a variety of vegetation and rock formations there as well. To get to this site I drove with my friends to the park from campus and we walked along the bike path into the park. From the park area where there is tennis courts and picnic tables you can walk farther to explore the waterfront where there is an amazing view of Lake Champlain.

Vegitation:

In Oakledge Park there was a variety of vegetation. I focused my visit on the waterfront area where I noticed that farther away from the land the vegetation started to look mostly like shrubs and smaller trees, a mix of both deciduous and coniferous, compared to inland where there were some larger white oak trees. Around the water areas there was lots of tall grasses growing in the more marshy area. I noticed that there was small tree saplings and shorter grasses growing in the cracks of the rocks which shows that the bedrock exposed in this area holds a small amount of nutrients, enough for a bit of vegetation to grow there.

Identifiable Tree Species: