May 5, 2023
Blog Post #11
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✩ City Nature Challenge ✩
During the City Nature Challenge in Burlington, I took the time to thoroughly explore the surrounding areas in search of species for my contribution to the BioBlitz. All of my pictures were from around the grounds of UVM and Centennial Woods, which I feel I have a greater understanding of. I spent hours in Centennial Woods with friends the Saturday of the challenge, digging in the stream, walking among the trees, and bent over the floodplains. I uploaded 367 observations of 82 species, which I thought would be enough to win, but alas. A few of my favorite observations were a bunch of mushrooms, dandelion seeds in my friend’s hair, The competitive aspect of the BioBlitz kept me pulling out my phone at any given moment. I was really surprised at how many species our city found and what were the most common. I also was really blown away at the diversity of the cities from other parts of the world. It really makes me want to visit and understand why their cities have so much more diversity than ours!
