My spot over break was in Stratton Vermont. It was made into a ski mountain resort in the 1960s, where much of the trees on the mountain were cleared for ski trails and lifts. in 1999 the resort put into place a wildlife habitat study which included preservation of 1,500 acres for deer habitat, bear travel corridors, and bird habitat. Looking around at this phenological spot I can tell that it is a very healthy wildlife habitat by the abundance of birds. There are many spots where there are thick forests full of high elevation birch, hemlock, sugar and red maple, and many fir tree species. The trees appear to be a mix of old and new growth.
