Redstone Forest

Salmon Hole in Winooski was my blog spot last semester. The fishing season is closed in Vermont and I can’t always make the commute to go and visit. With all of these factors I’ve decided to change my Phenology site a place a little closer to home. I can literally walk out of my dorm about 200ft and be in a small forest.The Redstone woods is home to Red Oak, Sweet Birch, Sugar Maple (young ones at that), Dogwood, Buckthorn, American Beech and much more. From what I saw in terms of tracks as well, the woods are home to Gray Squirrels and heavily trafficked with people walking their dogs. Otherwise this is a popular spot for students to hang out outside at any time of year.

Buckthorn twig
Red Oak tree
A fresh dog track. Newly made in the thin layer of ice on top of the snow.
Degraded old dog tracks. Frozen and melted. Made in fresh snow then frozen over because dog stepped all the way through to the ground underneath.
American Been twig diagram
Map of the Redstone Woods
Field notes from 1/30/20

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