Over Thanksgiving break I travelled to Salisbury, Maryland and visited a local park. Pemberton historical park was originally a plantation which has now been transformed into a protected marsh. The marsh eventually reaches out to Wicomico river.
The marsh contained many mature, upper-story trees. The majority of the trees included deciduous White Oak, Red Oak, American Beech, Red Maple, and Honeysuckle. There was however, a somewhat equally dense population of evergreens including Loblolly, and many Hollies (a personal favorite of mine). The understory mostly consisted of dead underbrush and thorny plants.
In contrast to Centennial Woods, there was a lot more animal activity taking place. At almost all points, a grey squirrel could be heard or seen rustling through the trees. Additionally, birds unseen in the trees seemed to be much denser than currently in Vermont.
Visiting Maryland has felt as if I am experiencing a second fall. While in Vermont, almost all of the deciduous trees have lost their leaves, the ones here in Maryland are still bright and changing colors.
