My site has undergone a lot of change since I started observing it. Pretty much all of this has been phenological. I watched my tree go from bare and completely devoid of any buds, to almost ready to leaf out when I visited it today. It had gone from a tree in the dead of …
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Phenology Post 4/9: Tree Update
I returned to my tree over the weekend to observe phenological changes that may have occured. As a reminder, my tree is an American Beech located in Centennial Woods. It’s on a slope above Centennial Brook, surrounded by several other beech stems. As you can see in this picture, there has been some bud development! …
Phenology Post 3/27: Return to the Tree
For this assignment, I returned to the same tree that I visited for my previous assignment prior to spring break. That tree is an American Beech in Centennial Woods. The beech is located on a slope up from the brook and is surrounded by several other beeches. It gets a good amount of sun since …
3/11 Blog Post: Tree Phenology
The tree that I chose was an American Beech in Centennial Woods. It was located on the slope of a hill, surrounded by several other beech stems. I could tell it was an American Beech because it had long, skinny, orange-ish buds, as well as smooth, gray, “elephant skin” bark. It also still had a …
2/20 Phenology Blog Post: Wildlife Signs in Burlington
For this wildlife signs assignment, I went to Centennial Woods instead of my normal phenology spot. I entered the woods and pretty quickly went off the trail, making my way to a portion of Centennial Brook. This is an area that had clearly been frequented by many animals. I found a total of four different …
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1/30 Phenology Post: First of the Spring Semester!
When I arrived at my spot, it looked very different from what I had seen last semester. Snow now covered the ground, the trees were bare, and the creek which had previously babbled and splashed over stones and mud now had slowed to a crawl. No leaves remained on the trees and the ground cover …
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December 10 Final Blog Post
On December 9, I returned to my pheonology spot for the final time this semester and the clearing looked very different. Where as before, it had been bright with foliage and plants, it was now much bleaker. The only leaves still left on trees were needles on conifers, and a few still hanging on to …
11/28 Thanksgiving Break Phenology Post
I spent my Thanksgiving break at my home in Louisville, Kentucky. For my phenology spot there, I chose a spot along Beargrass Creek in Big Rock Park, which is only a short walk from my house. This spot is very different from my spot in Burlington. For one, it is in a much more developed …
11/7 Phenology Spot Second Post
On the day that I visited my spot for the second time, the weather was temperate and sunny. I sat in the middle of my spot on the bank of the small stream that runs through the clearing. As I sat, I noticed the things around me. The ground was cool, wet moss under me. …
10/17 First Phenology Post
For my phenology spot, I chose a place in Farrell Park. Once you get to the parking lot for the park, follow the paved path to the left up the hill. The path will go in and out of the woods, cross a bridge and eventually you will come to a wooden sign post at …