Hello! To start things off, here is my event map: 
While visiting my site, I noticed that the Norway Maple trees still had most of their leaves while the rest of the Hemlock forest was already mostly bear. The unknown shrubbery I wrote about at the beginning on the assignment has turned brown, and the area seems much more open. The ground was covered in significantly more orange needles compared to when I visited a few weeks ago. The stream was much larger and was moving faster than when I last saw it because of the amount of rain Burlington received throughout the week. I also noticed some new fungi growing; the significant amount of rain over the past few days and the fallen decaying tree trunks created the perfect environment for these fungi to grow. I uploaded the fungi to iNaturalist and will update the blog when I receive an identification.
I also noticed a rusty barbed wire hanging from one of the dead Eastern Hemlock trees, which lead me to think that the stream was most likely blocked off to preserve the surrounding vegetation at some point in time.
Finally, here’s a photo gallery of pictures I took on 11/4/18.
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