For this last post, our entire class of NR002 was asked to partake in the most recent City Nature BioBlitz Challenge. This was a 4 day period of time in which we were instructed to use the platform iNaturalist (where we observed trees earlier this semester) and observe species (animal, plant, or otherwise) all over …
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April 24- Last Visit
This week, we were tasked with heading back to our sites, and sitting (there was a sketching component, but I dropped my paper in the mud – I’m not sure you’d have wanted to see my art anyway!) and reflecting for 15 minutes, before intentionally reflecting on and responding to a few questions. Attached is …
April 10- Spring Tree Update
This Week, we were tasked with returning to our trees (mine being the American Beech from the last two posts), and denote any phenological changes that are coming with the Spring (now that we are finally starting to feel Spring temperatures). The biggest change I noticed in my Beech Tree was that it seemed to …
March 27- Returning to the Trees
Earlier in this semester (March 11), we were asked to visit our phenology sites (or anywhere in the Burlington area), and find a tree of a certain focal species. We were then asked to document some observations about the tree, especially as it pertains to the phenological timeline of the year. If you’re interested in …
March 18- Denver Phenology
For a little bit of extra-credit fun, us NR002 students were tasked with visiting a local natural area for an hour over our Spring Break. Given the rapidly (and unsustainably) developing culture of Denver, CO, I chose to go visit a natural area that existed just outside of a local cemetery. I chose the cemetery …
March 10- Winter Tree Phenology
Hello friends! It’s your favorite NR002 student, back again with another blog assignment. This week, we were tasked with exploring our phenology sites (or anywhere within the Burlington city limits, I chose my phenology site). During this exploration, we were asked to identify a tree from one of our focal species. This could’ve been a …
iNaturalist BioBlitz! – February 12-19
For this assignment, we were asked to expand our treks out to the greater Burlington area (and not just out phenology spots) and do some wildlife tracking for a bit of a bio-blitz! We were asked to report our findings both on this blog and on the iNaturalist website, and I am beyond happy to …
Back in Business!- 1/28/2023
Happy Spring Semester, Fellow Catamounts! As a lovely re-introduction to the schoolwork grind, students in NR002 were tasked with returning to our phenology spots, and told specifically to look at any animal tracks or phenological changes that had occurred over the break. I’m very pleased to report that my specific site was plentiful in both …
December 10th, The Post to End All Posts
It’s bittersweet to be writing the last phenology post of this semester, but like all good line segments and good roads, this too must come to an end. The site, just off of the Burlington Country Club, has undergone a great many changes throughout the season, with the wooded pictures from October 17th’s post now …
November 28th, a site to Remember
Having recently heard about Michael Salerno’s (UTA extraordinaire) dream of going out west for graduate studies, I was anxious to get back out west and prove him wrong via the catalyst of the great state of Colorado! Having spent most of Fall Break at my home in the Denver metro area, I ended up going …