After visiting in a new season, my phenology spot has seen numerous changes. For one, everything is much, much greener – plants, grass, and the leaves of most trees are fully out, signaling the beginning of summer. The ground is littered with the maple and oak leaves from seasons prior, as a consistent shade of …

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Throughout the City Nature challenge I spent a lot of time exploring the Burlington Area My main highlight was walking alongside the Winooski river for hours on end, finding a variety of pretty spots and trails that cross just out of the way from downtown Winooski. Some of my most interesting observations included spotting a …

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Today’s spring view from the entrance of Rock Point Park! Since my last visit to Rock Point, the general phenology has become much more spring like, with the snow cover disappearing entirely and being replaced with the cover of fallen leaves, sprouting couch grass, and exposed moss. Another example of sprouting plants after winter, this …

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I have spent many hours walking around Vermont since yesterday, beginning my day in an excursion to Montpelier with some of my friends to go hiking and explore the town. My day ended with a long walk to North Beach from campus to see the sunset. Here is a photo I took near Hubbard Park, …

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Location of new spot: https://goo.gl/maps/h6Hb9hrHUHjPwH288 Upon arriving to my new spot, I noticed just how open and unique the trails were. Littered with paper Birch, northern red oak, and cedar, the fairly young Red Rocks forest was a sight to behold. Dotted around the park are many points of interest, such as this massive and …

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This spot is special as it is generally unvisited and unknown by most DC residents and visitors. It is off of an already little known trail in a quiet neighborhood subsidiary of Rock Creek Park. It is interesting as the spot is unlike anything seen in most of Rock Creek, which generally consists of spread …

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Lone Rock Point event map, from the lakefront trail, through North Beach, then through the forested cliffside trail. And now, a haiku about my beautiful visit to Lone Rock: The trees swayed stoutly A strangely warm winter day With a gorgeous view

Not much changed since my last visit with the exception of increased wind and more visible fall foliage from the cedar canopy layer. Still beautiful as always!

I decided to choose Lone Rock Point for my phenology spot due to its beauty and relative ease of access. I accessed my spot by walking from my dorm (Millis) to North Beach via taking main street down to the waterfront, and going along the waterfront through the walking trail all the way until North …

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