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I feel as though culture in very intertwined with my sight. My sight is in between a college and a golf course. I don’t really know how to define culture in this. situation. but the sight does have its own. kind of culture. In the golf sense hitting the ball into nature is not good […]

Describing the Sight

While walking around my phenology sight I was able to come to the conclusion that it is an oak-hickory forest. This. is mainly due to the dominance of oak in the area. Although still young oaks there is a clear takeover of oak trees. Not an invasive way but in pure numbers alone. With all […]

Endicott Park

Over Spring break I made a trip to where I work over the summer to look at the phenology and compare them to my sight. Endicott just like most of Vermont was a farm for the majority of its history before it was turned into a park for everyone in the community to enjoy. Due […]

First Day Back

It has been quite some time for me since I’ve returned to my sight but unfortunately not as much has changed. The winter has been rough so it is not early enough for me to see any beginning of spring occurs. I can agin see small signs of animal life occurring with a small trail […]

A cold swamp

A swamp, places not easily navigable by humans but where the outside world thrives. All different organisms coming together in land that man normally does not destroy. But an equilibrium has been met where man and nature can co-exist and man can experience this once not very explored ecosystem. This should be an example for […]

Winter has come and so have some new friends

I have not been able to positively identify the other track but the one above appears to be a grey fox. The size matches up and both have the similar X by the palm if observed closely. Also has 4 toes with the possibility of claw marks. I was not able to identify this but […]

Event Map

Since the last time I went to the site the amount of leaves that have fallen has decreased. There are a lot less chirping from the birds as well. In the understory a few plants have died but mostly remain healthy. There has not been many signs of wild life possibly due to the human […]

Birds Eye View

About the Site

The site consists mostly of Conifers in the overstory with a few deciduous. For deciduous all Eastern White pine. For conifers, it was almost all American Beech and sugar maple with red maple as well. The understory is dominated by American Beech with a few maples.

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