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Today I visited my phenology site in Centennial Woods for the final time of the semester! (the tree canopy above my site taken 4-29-25) The past few days i’ve noticed significant budding/sprouting of flowers and plants around the UVM campus. So I was expecting to see lots of changes in my spot compared to my… Continue reading Final Phenology Visit

This April, I decided to participate in the Burlington City Nature Challenge iNaturalist Bioblitz! During these past four days, I visited Rock Point, Centennial Woods, and the area around the UVM campus (above is a picture of a bridge in Centennial Woods) (above is a picture of the waterfront of the Lone Trail, off of… Continue reading City Nature Challenge in Burlington!

The day we went to collect our data was 4-15-25! While looking at the different trees, I noticed… No lead buds, no increasing leaf size, no open flowers, no pollen release, no fruit or seed drop, But i also noticed…. Budding flowers and open flowers Phenological Patterns: The five trees were going through some different… Continue reading Phenology Walk 4-15-25

After a few inches of snow fall, I decided to go search for tracks in the area near my dorm! At the back of the building; Wing, Davis, and Wilks on UVM’s redstone campus, there is a golf course that stretches all the way into South Burlington. Above is an image of the Burlington Country… Continue reading Winter Tracking 2-22-25

Since my last visit in December 2024…. (Image of my spot from the bottom of the hill) I’ve noticed many changes in my phenology spot For example, here is a photo of my spot from today but taken from on top of the hill While looking at these two pictures some obvious differences pop out… Continue reading First Visit of the New Semester!

Before leaving for Winter Break, I took one last visit to my phenology spot. The foliage in my spot has changed a lot. I noticed the majority of my hardwood trees lost all of their leaves, except for a few red maples and many of the invasive species like; honeysuckle. And i noticed many of… Continue reading Final Visit of First Semester!

For Thanksgiving Break I was tasked to find an area near me to visit and study! Location to spot Since I live on an small island on the Coast of Southern Maine, I decided to find a phenology spot that is on the water, but still with diverse land species. To get to my spot… Continue reading New Place: Littlejohn Island Yarmouth, ME

For NR 1010, we were given the option to find a spot anywhere in Burlington to spend the rest of the year collecting data on and learning about all the functioning ecosystems inside of it! Wetland Area The vegetation in the wetland area of my chosen spot, had lots of tall Subtribe Eupatoriinae species and… Continue reading Seasonal Changes in Centennial Woods