{"id":93,"date":"2020-11-30T12:32:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/?p=93"},"modified":"2020-12-04T14:54:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T19:54:25","slug":"a-new-ground-at-nature-study-woods-11-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/2020\/11\/30\/a-new-ground-at-nature-study-woods-11-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A NEW GROUND AT NATURE STUDY WOODS (11\/29\/2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>As the semester is comes to a close, and everyone on campus has gone home for the holidays, it is now time for the NR001 students to find a new phenology blog spot close to their own hometown! I have chosen the lovely <em>NATURE STUDY WOODS<\/em>, located a 30 minute bike ride or 15 minute or ride away from my house. I am extremely familiar with this location, as I have plenty a time taken hikes and walks with friends and family through here, and have even gone fishing a few times here with my boyfriend. It is located directly behind my high school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-30-123441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-30-123441.png 805w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-30-123441-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-30-123441-768x394.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><figcaption>Map of New Rochelle&#8217;s Nature Study Woods Trail (via Google Maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1919.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" width=\"308\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1919.jpg 301w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1919-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption>Greeting sign for Nature Study Woods! (Via The Westchester Parks Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In terms of comparing Nature Study Woods in New Rochelle, NY to Crescent Woods in Burlington VT, they have a lot of similarities, and a lot of differences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To start with similarities, both Nature Study Woods and Crescent Woods have a source of water running through them. While Crescent Woods has Englesby Brook, Nature Study Woods has the Hutchinson River, named after Anne Hutchinson. Both are also located in an area surrounded by residential neighborhoods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1913.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" width=\"361\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1913.jpg 622w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1913-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><figcaption>The Hutchinson River seen from Nature Study Trail. Still a lot of greenery since it has still ben relatively warm in lower New York. (my photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1918.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" width=\"520\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1918.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1918-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption>The end of the Nature Study Woods Trail&#8230; meeting at the beginning of Reservoir #2 of the Hutchinson River. (my photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1914.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" width=\"294\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1914.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1914-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><figcaption>Proof of some local folks having some fun in Nature Study Woods. (my photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In terms of difference, Nature Study Woods is a lot larger, as it is a 3.5 mile trail that is relatively flat, unlike Crescent Woods that is smaller but with a much heavier embankment. Nature Study Woods is expansive, and easily has a lot more foot traffic, with wider packed trails and more evidence o human interaction such as footprints and litter. Nature Study Woods also does not have as much of a drastic leaf color change as Crescent Woods likely because of its more southern location.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1912.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" width=\"519\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1912.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1912-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption>The wide wide WIDE and long trails of Nature Study Woods. (my photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1917.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" width=\"416\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1917.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/gweckess\/files\/2020\/11\/IMG_1917-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><figcaption>Much more open space, with room for boulders. (my photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With similarity and difference in mind, Nature Study Woods holds a very significant place in my heart as it has for my whole adolescent and now adult life, and it will only grow as I continue to track its pieces, patterns, and processes even further.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the semester is comes to a close, and everyone on campus has gone home for the holidays, it is now time for the NR001 students to find a new phenology blog spot close to their own hometown! 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