Ethan Allen Park Phenology Blog

April 28-May 1 During this 4 day urban BioBlitz I explored Centennial Woods and the green spaces on campus. I made observations in a brushy clearing on the edge of Centennial woods and continued to log observations across campus. I enjoyed using iNaturalist to log my observations and species. Initially, some of my observations and […]

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Sunday April 23, 2023 11:09 am Raining, cloudy, with a foggy haze Changes to my site over time: I have experienced Ethan Allen Park in fall, winter, and now spring. I witnessed the leaves turn from green to red, orange, and yellow as summer transitioned to fall. The trees and other woody plants lost their […]

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Saturday April 8, 2023 10:48 am 36°F sunny, clear skies, brisk spring breeze Changes to my Paper Birch tree: I observed only slight phenological changes to my tree since my last visit. Most of the buds on the tree’s twigs have no flower buds on them. There are more twigs with flower buds on them […]

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Paper Birch Phenology at Ethan Allen Park Sunday March 26, 2023 4:06 pm 43°F sunny at the pinnacle, slightly cloudy over the outlook, slight breeze Changes to my Paper Birch tree: There are still a predominate amount of buds with no evidence of flowering. Flower budding has begun on the twigs with evident flower buds, […]

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Thursday March 9, 2023 9:14am 30°F cloudy skies with a clear view of the overlook, brisk breeze Paper Birch- Betula Papyrifera My tree is not one of its lookalikes, gray, river, or yellow birch, because it has the characteristic peeling white bark with orange-brown colored bark on the underside. The buds on my tree also […]

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North Beach – Tuesday, February 14, 2023 I choose to go to North Beach to observe wildlife tracks in Burlington. The snow was mostly melted but there were still some tracks visible in the remaining snow and a few tracks in the mud. The iNaturalist app was relatively easy to navigate, however, we had to […]

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Winter is in full force at Ethan Allen Park! Sunday January 22, 2023 10:58am 31°F cloudy, slightly windy, no precipitation Phenological changes since my last visit: Animal Tracking: There was heavier foot traffic at Ethan Allen Park then I anticipated. The human and dog footprints throughout the clearing and on the trails made it difficult […]

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My last visit at Ethan Allen Park in 2022 Wednesday December 7, 2022 3:06pm 50°F low visibility, slightly chilly, foggy, light rain, no sun Foliage Changes: Signs of Decomposers: The forest floor was still covered in leaves, however, I could tell that the amount of fallen leaves were decreasing, which indicates that decomposers have been […]

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Mountbrooke Pond- Germantown, Wisconsin Saturday November 26, 2022 2:56pm 52°F partly cloudy with a slight breeze This small residential pond is located within my grandparent’s neighborhood, which is about 20 minutes from where I grew up. My parents would take us to this pond when my brothers and I were younger to go swimming during […]

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 5:08pm 59°F very cloudy, no sun, not too chilly The seasons are changing Ethan Allen Park has begun its annual transition from fall to winter. The vegetation has changed significantly since my first visit. The ground was covered in fallen leaves on the hike up to the pinnacle and most of […]

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