This was my last phenology visit of the semester. Many things have changed over the course of the year, and my site is starting to look more like it did when I first visited in the fall. Leaves are growing on the trees and birds have started chirping more again. The forest floor is littered …
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City Nature Challenge!
This week was the City Nature Challenge, a global competition to see who can identify the most species, but mostly just to encourage people to get outdoors and into nature. On Saturday I had a track meet down at UMass Amherst and was unable to participate in the City Nature Challenge. Despite this, I went …
“Spring” Break
Last week was spent back home in Massachusetts. I am lucky enough to live right next to a parcel of land that was part of a conservation project started over 130 years ago. One day I went out for a walk down by the Merrimack River that runs alongside this land. I took the same …
February Stowe Posting
During the long weekend my family took me to Stowe so I was unable to walk around Burlington. I noticed a lot of tracks all around where we were staying, as well as on the mountain. I followed a set of tracks for a good while, the fresh layer of snow helped by giving a …
Centennial Woods 1.23.22 19 degrees and snowy This was my first time visiting my site since winter break as well as my first time visiting with any significant snow on the ground. As I was at the edge of the woods I noticed a large flock of crows flying overhead. The trail walking in is …
Fallen Trees and New Growth
Centennial Woods 12.8.21 28 degrees and flurries Wednesday was my last day visiting my site for the semester. This time I had the opportunity to see a layer of snow covering the landscape. Everything looked very empty compared to my first visit. All of the deciduous trees had lost their foliage except for a few …
Event Map
This week as I walked to the track for practice in the morning I was able to take in everything that I saw along the way from CCRH to the fieldhouse. I like these morning walks, they give me a time to wake up and enjoy the sounds before a lot of people get out …
Centennial woods 10.31.21 Rainy I once again visited my site in Centennial Woods. Despite it being Halloween I witnessed no ghosts or whatnot in the woods, just a lot of puddles. I walked down to my site where I sat for about 15 minutes for a sit spot. It is a very peaceful spot, nestled …
Centennial Brook
Centennial Brook I recently visited my phenology site which is a small bend in Centennial Brook. There is public access to this site, following down the trail down towards the brook and walking along until the spot. This site is primarily coniferous trees such as White Pines and Hemlocks with a few American Beech as …