After visiting my Phenology site for the last time I was swept away in memories of my place. I’ve noticed that some barberry leaves are starting to come out along with more trees that are blooming. More ferns are starting to comeout in the undergrowth although in my Eastern White Pine stand there is still […]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 at 10:31 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

After visiting my site in Centennial Woods I found very few spring wildflowers except fiddleheads and ferns, moss, various fungi and unidentified grasses and other plant. So far very few trees have begun to flower that I’ve noticed. They have definitely begun to bud which you can see on most deciduous trees. My hand drawn […]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 at 10:12 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

The environment I immersed myself was an old plantation owner’s property in Henderson, North Carolina. The current owners turned it into a little farm with pasture out front for their 5 horses to graze on. In the back there were 2 tea cup pigs and 4 chicks in a hen house. The tree’s down there […]

This entry was posted on Monday, March 18th, 2019 at 8:21 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

I would describe my Phenology’s natural community as a wetland community. My spot has an eastern white pine stand but also borders a meadow with Centennial Brook running a portion of it. The conifer stand and meadow explain the sandy soils in the substrate. I also noticed oaks as I saw and heard their leaves […]

This entry was posted on Friday, March 8th, 2019 at 1:17 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

Getting to my new Phenology spot is quite easy. Starting from Central Campus you turn onto Carrigan Drive and follow it east to Catamount Drive and enter Centennial Woods from there. Follow the path weaving your way north and than east along the Centennial Brook. After you cross the brook once and continue until you […]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at 2:00 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 at 11:59 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

Here are some pictures of my new spot. Photo Credit: Liz McDonnell Using the Mammal Tracks and Scat Pocket Guide I believe that some white tailed deer, grey squirrels, dogs, and white footed mouse have moved through my spot. A list of deciduous tree species I believe were on my site include: Sugar Maple American […]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 at 7:21 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.