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⋆｡ ﾟ✿ Introduction to Fletcher’s Place ✿ ﾟ｡⋆

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October 11, 2022

Blog Post #1

✩Introduction✩

╰┈➤Coordinates: 44.47777° N, 73.18695° W
     The spot that I chose is located within Centennial Woods, which is about a 10 minute walk from campus. Upon entering the natural area, it is about a 15 minute walk from the entrance to the place I chose. A loose description of how to get there would be to take the main path until the clearing with the pine trees with severe branch scarring. From here, continue left until you reach the flood plain with a few pine and birch trees. Then, traverse down the hill to the small stream and use the stepping stones to get across. Walk to the right and continue onto the bridge made of wooden planks, then up a hill into the older growth forest. From there, walk a bit up the hill and locate a large fallen log with mushrooms growing out of it. This is my spot! I chose it mostly because of how gorgeous it was, but also because I was interested in the biodiversity provided by the many mushrooms around the area. I want to be able to monitor the different species as the weather gets colder to see how they adapt. I’d also like to see how they contribute to the decomposition of the large log at the centerpiece of my chosen spot. Further, there is a lot of dense tree coverage, as this is the older part of the woods, and I’d love to see how it looks in the snow!

✩Vegetation and Most Common Woody Plants✩

╰┈➤ Mix of conifers, deciduous trees, and shrubs

  • Older Eastern White Pines
  • Northern Red Oak
  • Ferns
  • Poison Ivy
  • Younger Red Maples
  • Extremely Young White Oaks
  • Sugar Maple
  • Sparse Paper Birch
  • White Ash
The pin with the heart indicates where my spot is.

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When approaching from the stream bank, this is the view of the spot I’ve chosen. In the background, the fallen log is viewable. This is my focal point!
When at the log, this is the view back towards the entrance to the older growth forest. In the middle left, the brighter spot is where the path meets the stream.
At the log, this is the view up the hill into the forest. If you walk enough, you actually emerge into someone’s backyard!
In this picture, you can more closely see the decomposers growing on the extremely large fallen log. These mushrooms have the appearance of stairs leading up the log and are mainly brown in color, but around the area I chose there are fluffy white-capped mushrooms, flat brown ones, and even spotted orange and yellow ones!

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