Phenology Assignment

The trees are no longer barren and still, now holding new life. Many trees are beginning to fill out with dense greenery and others are beginning to bud. What isn’t already alive and ready for the summer is beginning to wake up and bloom. The canopy is full of chirps from birds and the rustling […]

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I explored the Burlington area around south prospect street. I decided to go on a nature walk and see what things I could find around the neighborhoods. I documented different species along my walk towards my phonology spot, about eleven different species. After this I noticed part of Lake Champlain peeking through the trees of […]

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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 […]

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This past weekend I chose to explore the Lake Champlain waterfront. I didn’t encounter much wildlife, as it was a particularly cold and windy day. But I did see some tracks from squirrels and the occasional squirrel scurrying across what was left of the snow on the ground. I liked the iNaturalist app, I’ve use […]

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My spot has changed, but not drastically from December. There is more snow on the ground and what little plant life was remaining in before is now long gone. A thick blanket of snow covers the forest floor, silencing the world around it. The only sign of life is the two pairs of animal tracks […]

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As winter sets in and snow sticks to the ground there are less signs of animals, and plants have gone dormant. The snow provides a perfect backdrop for the rabbit tracks that I saw in my phenology place. It’s the ideal opportunity to see the path the rabbit takes. I was able to follow a […]

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by: Jada Samitt

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