Today I visited Salmon Hole in Winooski to look at the paper birch that was observed a couple of weeks ago. It was a sunny spring day, and the temperature was a comfortable 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The Winooski River was loud and rapidly moving along. The paper birch stood tall, but I noticed quickly that …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Phenology of Salmon Hole 3/06
I walked down to Salmon hole just before spring break to observe some of the nearby trees. One of the easier trees to identify was the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) that lie next to the parking area/entrance of the public park. This paper birch did not resemble the look alike birch trees and with the …