East Woods is an area rich with vegetation. It’s a 50 acre area with many different hardwood trees. I noticed Sugar and Red Maples, Yellow and White Birch, American Beech trees, and others that I could not identify because I’m not as good at tree identification as I’d like to think. I also noticed a very large amount of ferns. Although the vegetation is very dense and clustered, the paths that are cleared out for recreational use are large. It is a commonly tracked area and there was a good amount of people walking through.
Hello! For my phenology spot, I’ve chosen East Woods! It’s about 3 miles away from my room at Davis Hall. I chose to bike to the woods, and this is how I got there. To get there, make your way over to the UVM bike path next to the field and track. You’ll stay on this path for about 2 miles, until you come to the exit at Farrell Street. Take a left, and go to the end of the street, taking another left onto Swift street (this street is basically a highway and there’s no sidewalks so be careful). Walk up the hill and continue straight until you see a little area on the side of the road for cars to park. The entrance is right there! You’ll see a sign that says East Woods and another that gives a little information blurb on the area. East Woods is a really beautiful place. While I was looking for natural areas online to choose from, I saw East Woods and read a bit about it, and saw some gorgeous pictures of it. There’s little ponds and streams throughout, and it just seemed like an area rich with wildlife and history that I would want to check out.
