April 27th, 2025 Hello! Today my friends and I made our last trek to Salmon Hole. Unfortunately it was rainy and 40 degrees Fahrenheit so we didn’t stay for long. ^A view of the Winooski River from my spot^ ^Early spring plants popping up!^ My site has changed a lot since I first visited in …
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Assignment #4 2025: iNaturalist City Nature Challenge!
April 27th, 2025 Hello! The past few days, starting on Friday, April 25th, I’ve been posting species observations to iNaturalist (here’s the link to my page: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_id=brookeharrison)! I’ve been to many different places, including the parking lot next to Cohen, the Waterman green, Central Campus, Athletic Campus, Redstone, the bike path behind the gym, and …
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Assignment #3 2025: Phenology Walk
March 27th, 2025 Today my friend Katie and I completed the phenology walk assignment! Unfortunately we didn’t get any pictures 🙁 . We noticed that none of the trees had breaking buds (apart from white oak which only had a few), and that none of them showed signs of new or expanding leaves or pollen …
Assignment #2 2025
February 23rd, 2025 Yesterday four of my friends and I walked around campus to find some animal tracks in the snow! I posted many of our findings to my iNaturalist page. First we walked along the pathway between Marsh Life Science and Howe Library. There we saw multiple tracks that looked very similar. They looked …
Assignment #1 2025
January 19th, 2025 Today was my first time going back to Salmon Hole since 2024. My friend Marina and I made the trek through the cold to complete the first project of the second semester. The first thing that we noticed was that, since it was a lot colder this time, the river had mostly …
Assignment #5
December 8th, 2024
Assignment #4– Home!
November 24th, 2024 I’m back in North Carolina for the first time since going to Vermont! I decided to use Cedar Falls, a park near my house, for my new site. Link to new site I think this place is special because it is an area where people can walk amongst the trees, but is …
Assignment #3– Halloween!
Today my friend Marina and I visited our phenology spots in costume for Halloween! It was a fun time. While there, I drew a map including prominent species and landmarks. I also sat quietly for 15 minutes to observe my surroundings. During this time, I heard the rushing water of the river, the wind in …
October 11th, 2024–Common Woody Plants
Hi again! Today I visited Salmon Hole for the second time, this time to find out what woody species grow. Using iNaturalist and my own knowledge, I was able to identify several! Here is the link to my iNaturalist profile: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_id=brookeharrison (Note that most, but not all, observations on my profile are from my specific …
First post– September 24th, 2024
Hello everyone! This is a blog dedicated to my NR1010 phenology project, for which students choose a natural area somewhere around Burlington, VT, and observe its changes throughout the seasons. For my spot, I chose an area in Salmon Hole, which is along the Winooski River. I selected this place because of its beautiful views …