The spot I’ve chosen to study is in Centennial Woods, right along the bridge over the stream. To get there, you enter Centennial Woods through the entrance which is near police station. You walk along the trail and take a left at the first fork and go straight through the second fork in the trail. I chose this spot because I enjoyed exploring Centennial Woods in the intro lab, and I had a specific draw to the area with the water. I had seen a garter snake right around this spot the first time I went there, and I want to see more wildlife and watch the changes of this area throughout the year. Some of the tree and woody plant species I’ve seen there include the Buckthorn, Norway Maple, Northern Red Oak, and White Oak as well as a bunch of short plants and other greenery. Compared to the area that you walk through to get to my phenology spot, there are a lot less established trees and a lot more low plants and younger trees. The trees I did see were definitely younger or smaller than the thicker coverage of the rest of the forest.
