{"id":94,"date":"2023-12-09T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/?p=94"},"modified":"2023-12-09T18:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T23:23:14","slug":"final-post-of-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/2023\/12\/09\/final-post-of-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Post of the Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon arrival at my phenology spot, it was very apparent that winter was approaching. The state of my spot at this point wasn&#8217;t incredibly different from my last visit, but it was obvious that we&#8217;re moving closer and closer to the winter season. The phragmites which dominates my spot still stands, and the leaves of a few deciduous tree species surrounding the phenology spot still hang on for dear life (including):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sugar maples (<em>Acer saccharum<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American beech (<em>Fagus grandifolia<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northern red oak (<em>Quercus rubra<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some signs of animal activity could also be seen, specifically some animal tracks in the mud (possibly deer tracks) and a piece of wood indicating past beaver activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5653-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" style=\"width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5653-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5653-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5653-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5653-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5653.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Wood possibly chewed by beaver (12\/9\/2023)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5646-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" style=\"width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5646-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5646-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5646.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Animal tracks (deer?) in the mud (12\/9\/2023)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final reflection question<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I genuinely love my phenology spot and feel like I couldn&#8217;t have picked a better place for this assignment. My spot is a relatively short walk from the entrance of Centennial, but still captures a unique aspect of the ecosystem of Centennial Woods being located at the most prominent stream (that I&#8217;ve found), in the forest. The stream is probably my favorite aspect of the spot, and upon seeing the stream for the first time I knew that I would pick this as my spot. In hindsight, my spot is very peaceful, but also fills me with a general nervousness due to the prominence of invasive species. I would say that the prominence of invasive species definitely docks a few points, but the entirety of Centennial Woods is infested with invasive species, so that wasn&#8217;t really escapable. Going to my phenology spot doesn&#8217;t feel like an assignment, it always feels like a little adventure where you never really know what you&#8217;re going to find or end up doing. I look forward to visiting my phenology spot after break and watching the changes take place as winter shifts to spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5644-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" style=\"width:394px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5644-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5644-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5644.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5647-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" style=\"width:393px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5647-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5647-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5647.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5649-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5649-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5649-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5649.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5648-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5648-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5648-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5648.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival at my phenology spot, it was very apparent that winter was approaching. The state of my spot at this point wasn&#8217;t incredibly different from my last visit, but it was obvious that we&#8217;re moving closer and closer to the winter season. The phragmites which dominates my spot still stands, and the leaves of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/2023\/12\/09\/final-post-of-the-semester\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Final Post of the Semester&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"ggrzan","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/author\/ggrzan\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ggrzanphenology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}