For my newest blog post I attended centennial woods. Centennial is a very special place to me as for the past few years it’s been somewhere I can exercise, do homework or just escape the monotony of college. I chose a specific area of centennial that was very different than my original place. This area was the lowest point in centennial and is currently undergoing rapid change. Unlike my other location in Winooski where it’s on an eroding cliff face, this area is a wetland and accumulates a lot of water. The most interesting thing about the area in centennial woods was how the beavers have rapidly changed the landscape of the natural area in the fall. Up until this semester the area was just a trickling brook, but now at points its over three feet deep. I thought it was interesting to compare the two areas as Winooski Gorge undergoes very slow change through erosion and weathering, while this area is undergoing rapid change due to wildlife. The wildlife reclaiming this area gives hope to the future, while giving a glimpse of what the area has looked like in the past.
