Nature and culture intertwine at Centennial Woods because the forest brings the UVM community and greater Burlington Community together. The layout of the woods encourages recreation through the seasons – hiking and walking trails run through the park, and when there is snow it is accessible for visitors to go snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. Because …
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Phenology Assignment – 3/14/22
Over spring break, I stayed with a friend who lives in Northfield, Vermont. Only a short walk from her house is a river (Dog River) that runs through a field on one side and a small tract of forested land on the other. We do not know how long ago the river has formed, however, …
2/21/22
On Sunday 2/20, a friend and I walked to the woods just off Redstone Campus, next to the Redstone Lofts. At the beginning of the path, before fully entering the woods, we saw overlapping trails of different tracks, which were leading to one spot under a log. The first trail that we saw contained small, …
1/28/22
Blog Post – 12/11/21
In the top photo, we found deer tracks in the snow. Because the snow had freshly fallen that morning, however, it was difficult to find many other animal tracks in the snow. There were some human footprints and paw prints from dogs, however there were not many tracks from the natural species that live in …
Blog Post 3 – 11/12/21
For my phenological event map of the city of Burlington, I decided to walk on UVM’s campus from the Central Campus to Redstone Campus. Although this walk is on the campus of UVM, while walking trees and other plants on South Prospect Street and Main Street can be seen. This week, the colors of the …
November 1, 2021
This week, I sat in silence for 15 minutes in the center of my phenology site. I chose to sit under a Maple tree that is just in front of a path that goes through the site in the woods. As I sat in this spot, I closed my eyes in to hear the sounds …
Blog Post 1 – 10/13/21
My phenology site is in the middle of Centennial Woods, in an area where an almost completely dried up brook runs through the forest. Centennial woods is only about a five minute walk from UVM’s Central Campus, so I chose this area because it is easy to get to and it provides a refuge from …