Introduction– Salmon Hole is a natural area sitting on the bank of the Winooski River, right off Riverside Ave. and Colchester Ave. To get there, simply walk down East Ave. onto Colchester then turn off onto Riverside Ave., Salmon Hole is just off here. I chose Salmon Hole as my spot for phenology study because I wanted to get a chance to explore an area I hadn’t been to yet that was also close-by. I also wanted to look into an area that was close, so it felt relevant to the area I am living.
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Vegetation– Looking around the more forested part of Salmon Hole, I noticed the makeup of a deciduous forest with trees such as Green Ash, Sugar Maple, Striped Maple, Norway Maple, and Eastern Hemlock, the understory of the area also showed ferns. These woody plant species are common both to this spot and to the surrounding natural areas. At this point in the fall, the leaves are just beginning to change color into yellows, oranges, and reds, some leaves have already started to fall with the incoming seasonal change into colder, harsher temperatures.
I’m not much of an artist, but while I was visiting Salmon Hole I chose to make of sketch of the area to show some of what I saw.