Map key:
W.P.- Northern White Pine
E.H.- Eastern Hemlock
R.M.- Red Maple
W.O.- White Oak
Phenology Spot Experience: As I sat at my spot in Centennial woods in the quiet I was able to notice a lot around me while having some well needed time to sit and decompress. When I sat there in silence I could hear all of the birds chirping around me, red squirrels scurrying around, the leftover leaves on trees swaying in the breeze, and the light highway hum in the background. it was very peaceful for me to sit and relax in the woods, school has been particularly stressful recently so it was nice to sit and reconnect with nature.
Changes: Since my location is in a white pine stand with few deciduous trees, not much had changed. The White pine’s and Hemlocks remained the same, while the few red maple trees had dropped all of their leaves already. There is also one white oak at my spot, which had only dropped about half of it’s leaves, leaving plenty of golden/orange leaves to spare. The understory of ferns and other saplings had no change either. This time I did notice more red squirrels running around, absolutely munching on pinecones.