Month: October 2017

Hello Everybody!!

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day to head down to Salmon Hole and check out my Phenology Spot!

The majority of the trees in my area had already lost their leaves (in just three weeks!), but there were a few that were still trying to hold onto their colors a bit longer.

As promised in the title, here is a map of my Phenology Spot.  I like to sit on a fallen log looking directly over the river.

After drawing my map, I was able to do a bit of exploring, and found more fresh beaver tracks!

 <—-so small!!!

I haven't seen a beaver yet, but I know they're out there!  On the walk to my spot, I saw fresh evidence of beaver activity: a tree that has almost been chewed down.  The teeth marks looked pretty fresh, so I could've just missed them!

 <—the red strip of missing bark is why I think the damage looks so fresh.

Hope you have a lovely Monday! 🙂

Hi everybody, this is my Phenology Blog!

My Phenology spot is along the Winooski River near Salmon Hole.  In order to get there, you walk down Colchester Ave until you get to the intersection, then you turn left and you should see the sign for Salmon Hole.

I chose a spot along the river because I’ve always had a connection to water.  I’d also like to see how the river changes throughout the seasons.  I chose this spot in particular because there was a very cool man-made log fort right next to it.  There was also a beaver lodge right below me, and I’m really hoping that I will be able to see a beaver when I am there.

Most of the trees in that area were boxelder maples, but I also noticed some American Beech.  There were quite a few logs and sticks on the ground, all without bark, which was another sign of beaver activity.

   <—-Boxelder Maple

 <—–Cool Tree Fort thing!

  <—- Beaver Tracks