My new phenology place for March was Taconic Ramble State Park. It’s a relatively small 200 acre area of land within the Northern Taconics located in Hubbardton, Vermont about 5 minutes down the road from my house. It was established in 2016 after the late film maker Carson Davidson donated the land to the State, …
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iNaturalist Exploration Phenology Posting
I went down to the Centennial Woods Natural Area for a couple hours on Saturday and walked around exploring the trail network through the pine stands and along the beaver marsh. It was a little above freezing and partly cloudy out, and the snow from the storm the week before had been melted a little …
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BenB January 29 Phenology Blog
My new phenology spot is a large wetland area along Sucker Brook in Castleton, VT that’s been formed by beaver damming. The spot is near my house roughly an hour and a half south of Burlington and UVM. The beavers have created multiple dams across the small valley that slow down and backup the stream, …
December 11th Phenology Post
Although the snow had just been melted by a recent rainstorm, the phenological signs of winter were nevertheless prevalent at my site. Most noticeably, nearly all of the deciduous trees were fully bare, except for a few young American Beeches that were still managing to hold onto many of their leaves. This dramatically opened up …
Event Map – Ben Boggio
From campus I took the bus to Essex and rode my bike to the Butler Lodge Trailhead. I then hiked up the Butler Lodge Trail and took the connecting route to Maple Ridge. Once on the ridge, I continued north until I got to The Chin and spent some time on the summit before heading …
November 1st Phenology Post Ben Boggio
While sitting on a fallen tree that rests along the edge of Potash Brook, I attempted to exclusively focus on the world immediately around me and made an effort to observe its natural systems as thoroughly as I could. Initially, the most predominant feature was the unyielding presence of the brook. The noise of the …
Ben Boggio Phenology Blog
My Phenology site is located along Potash Brook within the East Woods Natural Area in South Burlington. To get there, head south from the main UVM campus down Spear Street for about two miles, then take a right onto Swift Street. Continue straight for another half a mile until you reach a pull-off on the …