Wow… where did this year go. I feel like just yesterday I was searching for a place to use for this blog. And now, it’s the last visit! In the fall, when I came for my first visit, the Sea Caves were still blooming with green and life after a hot summer. There were many […]
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The Last Goodbye…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
City Nature Challenge!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is in full action now, and I’m finally wearing shorts! All around campus, students’ spirits have risen again. And, it’s not only noticeable in the people, but the plants and animals all across the greater Burlington area! I chose North Beach and the surrounding area as my participation spot for the inaturalist City Nature […]
3/21/25 Phenology walk!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
On March 31, 2025, I set out for my phenology walk around campus! The goal was simple: observe the phenophases of five different trees. In all five trees, I noticed there were not many phenological changes underway. Spring is still so young, so I can’t say I was that surprised. Vermonters have been falling for […]
Winter tracks!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
Tracks are all the talk! Recently, in lecture, we have done a lot of talk around winter animal behaviors and tracking creatures in the natural areas around us! To explore this and put what I had learned into practice, I ventured off into Centennial Woods. This is an amazing area of land, especially as it […]
New areas and activities!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
We’re SO back! Since I first picking my phenology spot, I had been looking forward to visiting in this time of year. People online raved about how fun the ice skating was and how cool the sea caves looked. Before the lake froze over, the sea caves were completely invisible which means that, although Arthur […]
A last visit
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
It’s almost time to go home for the holiday season, but I squeezed in one more visit to the Sea Caves. The land is preparing for winter—trees are finishing losing their leaves to conserve energy and the pond is freezing over. Only a few trees are keeping grasp of their leaves, primarily American Beech. The […]
A new spot!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Rochester, Minnesota! This is where I grew up and is the place where I am happily returning on my breaks from school. Minnesota is known for its 10,000 lakes, but Olmsted, the county Rochester resides in, is the only county without a natural lake. All of the lakes are manmade! However, that doesn’t […]
A Little While Later…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Back again at the Sea Caves! For this visit, we were instructed to sit quietly at our spot and engage with it using our senses. As I walked to find a spot to settle in, I noticed the thick layer of fallen leaves. They made a lovely swishing noise, and of course, I stopped to […]
The First Hello!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2024 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to Arthur Park! My original phenology spot was going to zone in on the sea caves at the park, but once I arrived there, there were so many exciting species and sights all along the trail. This discovery lead to a little change in my phenology area. I now plan to focus on the […]