My phenology spot lies within Centennial Woods, which you can get to by walking east of Central Campus, down Carrigan Drive, and past the Police Station until you arrive at the opening of the trail. Once here, you will walk down past the stream bridge and continue over the hill. At the bottom of the hill, if you turn to your left you will be able to walk off trail to the continued stream slowly running and you have arrived. I chose this spot because of it’s peaceful and serene nature as well as it’s accessibility right near campus. I think that the water way will be interesting to observe throughout the seasons as well as the surrounding plants. This area has very few plants right next to the water but it does have lots of fallen trees and pine needles as well as some ferns and mushrooms sprawling the forests’ ground. The trees of the area mostly consist of Red Maple, Norway Maple, Eastern White Pines, Red Oak, White Oak, and American Beech.
