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Hello fellow naturalists!!

For my first post I would like to talk about the Intervale center. The Intervale center is an 870 acre floodplain on the Burlington side of the Winooski river. This area has a rich amount of flora and animals including birds, culturally vulnerable plants, bear, and even moose. I chose this area because it was a part of Burlington that I have not yet traveled to, which gives me an excuse to explore. I decided to travel to this part of town by Bering since it would be such a long walk there by myself and I don’t own a bike.

If you haven’t been to the Intervale center here is how to get there 🙂

The vegetation in this area was very lively and gorgeous. I decided to go during the peak foliage week so this scenery was extra beautiful, but many lower flora was covered by the leaves. During this hike through Intervale I noted lots of Buckthorn and ash, which are invasive species. I noticed lots of cedars towards the shoreline but as we got closer to the wooded areas they tend to dissipate. Looking more towards the soil, there was a silt soil texture with a basic PH. This functions as clay wetlands surrounding us. There were also many signs on the trails informing passersby’s of endangered species and and more invasive species such as invasive ground worms and endangered birds.

Photo of Intervale center:

(I cant input the picture 🙁 but I’ll email you)