The City Nature Challenge iNaturalist BioBlitz was an exciting experience that allowed me a way to engage with the environment in a new way. I gained a deeper appreciation and understanding of the greater Burlington area. I found invasive and non-native species including Japanese Knotweed and Garlic Mustard. I also observed many new species that …
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Today I went to Salmon Hole for the last time to look for phenological changes. When I arrived at the park it was much fuller of life than any of the times I have been there. The trees were finally budding, and plants were sprouting from the ground. The birds were singing, and I caught …
Today, I took a short jog to Salmon Hole to revisit the paper birch tree that I have chosen for this assignment. The warm spring weather has been an incentive to go outside. Noticing the trees on my way to the spot I already thought/knew that the trees would not have buds or flowers on …
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 …
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 …
I took a walk down to centennial woods. It was about a half a mile walk from my dorm. It was brisk but not too cold. It was near the evening before sunset. There was a light snowfall on the ground, and I was lucky enough to find some fresh prints. Using iNaturalist I was …
Phenology Assignment After being away for over a month from the Salmon Hole, a few changes were very apparent. The first and most obvious change was the snow. Vermont finally received a few inches of snow, and it covered the ground and trees. Another change was the evidence of animal life and habitat, because there …
It had been a while since I had gone to my phenology spot. Although it has been about a month since I had last been there, it didn’t seem like much had changed. When I looked closer at the surrounding area, however, I found some of the smaller, more subtle changes. The first thing I …
Christina Conklin While visiting this spot over thanksgiving break I observed many similarities and a few differences between my phenology spot at school and this phenology spot. The phenology spot I observed was in Dorset Farms, South Burlington Vermont. My phenology spot from school, back at Salmon Hole, is a lot more ecologically affected and …