Upon returning to my spot, I noticed a few changes. There has been a significant amount of plant recovery after the long winter, which isn’t entirely over. I tried to see if there was evidence of spring wildflowers starting to sprout across the ground, but I didn’t any. The only plants that seemed to be starting to perk back up after the winter were the ferns and some wild grass (pictured below). With the return of spring, I attempted to see if there were any signs of amphibious life taking place along the river. I wasn’t able to identify any signs of activity, but I feel as though there is a high probability of it taking place.
There seems to be a good amount of edge effect taking place in my phenology spot. For starters, my spot has a trail and bridge running directly through it, and is completely surrounded by human development including a highway and houses. I’m certain that these have been major disruptors in the biodiversity of the place. The river also separates the two main areas of my spot, but during the winter i don’t think that it impedes any sort of movement. Due to the large amount of development, I don’t think that my spot is habit to a very biodiverse set of interior species.
Sketch of place
Ferns and grass recovering
