{"id":6,"date":"2022-10-17T18:35:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T22:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/?p=6"},"modified":"2022-10-17T18:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T22:35:21","slug":"site-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/2022\/10\/17\/site-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The location I chose for my phenology assignment is located among a forested area on UVM&#8217;s Trinity Campus. I chose this location partly because of convenience with my schedule, and also the surprisingly diverse plant life located in these woods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mostly chose a large area to observe because I kept exploring more and more and did not want to confine myself. The site covers a large riparian zone and starts off on top of a hill in the woods and then slowly drops down to an open stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-2-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-2-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-2-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-2-1.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Looking west: Overview of the start of the site on top of the hill, looking down towards the slope.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-3.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Looking North East: Looking up towards the hill while standing in the open stream valley.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-1-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-1-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-1-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-1-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/Image-1-1.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Looking South East: The open stream intersection and valley at the bottom of the hill.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Woody Plants:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tsuja canadensis &#8211; Eastern hemlock<\/li><li>Pinus strobus &#8211; Eastern white pine<\/li><li>Acer rubrum &#8211; red maple<\/li><li>Acer saccharum &#8211; sugar maple<\/li><li>Acer pensylvanicum &#8211; striped maple<\/li><li>Acer platanoides &#8211; Norway maple<\/li><li>Fagus grandiflora &#8211; American beech<\/li><li>Fraxinus americana &#8211; white ash<\/li><li>Ulmus americana &#8211; American elm<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Herbaceous Plants:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Several species of <em>Carex<\/em><\/li><li><em>Glyceria striata &#8211; <\/em>fowl manna grass<\/li><li><em>Solidago flexicaulis &#8211; <\/em>broadleaved goldenrod<\/li><li><em>Solanum dulcamara &#8211; <\/em>bittersweet nightshade<\/li><li><em>Plantago major &#8211; <\/em>broadleaf plantain<\/li><li>Invasive <em>Euonymus sp.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Circaea canadensis &#8211; <\/em>large enchanter&#8217;s nightshade<\/li><li>Several members of <em>Asteraceae<\/em><\/li><li><em>Matteuccia struthiopteris &#8211; <\/em>ostrish fern<\/li><li><em>Onoclea sensibilis &#8211; <\/em>sensitive fern<\/li><li><em>Polystichum acrostichoides &#8211; <\/em>Christmas fern<\/li><li><em>Dryopteris intermedia &#8211; <\/em>intermediate wood fern<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wildlife:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Cyanocitta cristata &#8211; <\/em>blue jay (foraging)<\/li><li><em>Sciurus carolinensis &#8211; <\/em>gray squirrel (foraging)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Map Location:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/image.png 1000w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/image-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/files\/2022\/10\/image-768x415.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The location I chose for my phenology assignment is located among a forested area on UVM&#8217;s Trinity Campus. I chose this location partly because of convenience with my schedule, and also the surprisingly diverse plant life located in these woods. I mostly chose a large area to observe because I kept exploring more and more &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/2022\/10\/17\/site-introduction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Site Introduction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8382,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"acrainey","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/author\/acrainey\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/araineyphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}