How has your site changed over time? The understory of my site has experienced significant changes over time due to it being predominantly small beech trees, ferns, and smaller woody plants that bloom in the spring. However, the overstory of my site has stayed relatively the same from September to May as it consists mainly […]
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Last Phenology Visit of the Year
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
City Nature Challenge – iNaturalist BioBlitz
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
What areas of Greater Burlington did you explore during this four-day urban BioBlitz? During this exploration I explored the area down by the Intervale Center near the Winooski River along with the UVM campus. How was your experience using iNaturalist? My experience was very positive as the NR1020 students are now very well versed with […]
Phenology Walk
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
Date: April 2nd, 2025 When exploring these five different trees across the UVM campus, I noticed that even though it is already April, there are still little signs of new life and all of the trees were generally in the same phenophase. Non of the buds were peaking and all of the leaves and fruit […]
Wildlife Signs in Burlington
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
Where did I go? What did I encounter? How did using iNaturalist go? I ventured back to Rock Point where we had one of our labs during the fall semester. We started at the Rock Point parking lot and walked out towards North Beach. From there we walked out onto the frozen lake and then […]
January Update
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2025 | Leave a Comment »
Phenological Changes: I have noticed various phenological changes since the last time I visited this natural area. In December, the river was not frozen over yet and now, it is frozen enough for me to walk over almost every part of it. Although in December there was more snow than there is now, this was […]
It’s Winter!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Venturing to my phenology spot on December 7th, 2024 was no small feat. I woke up to 5 fresh inches of snow on the ground and it was still snowing consistently. Today was not a day for biking so I bundled up in all my layers and started the walk on the recreational pathway. When […]
One Month Later…
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Changes I have noticed: After not seeing my phenology spot for about a month, I have noticed significant changes in the landscape, especially because it is now November, and temperatures are quickly dropping into the 40s and even 30s. These sudden temperature fluctuations have caused the leaves to change color into more yellows and browns […]
At Home Phenology Spot
Posted in Uncategorized on December 2, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Snowmass Ski Resort in Snowmass Village, CO –> Sneaky’s ski run off of the Big Burn portion of the mountain. Comparison of the ecology and phenology between this spot and the Spear Street Recreational Path I have grown up skiing right around this ridge line on one of my favorite parts of Snowmass Mountain called […]
Spear Street Recreation Path
Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2024 | 1 Comment »
Introduction to my chosen location This area is right off of the Spear Street recreation path. This is a 4.6-mile out-and-back walking, running, or biking trail that runs behind the Gutterson Fieldhouse and alongside the Burlington Country Club. Since I have been at the University of Vermont, I have been walking and running on this […]