Contrast:

The largest difference between Centennial Woods would be the fact that my backyard has large rocks left from glaciers, and that unlike Centennials Woods, there is no brook. My backyard is not heavily used by people except for the occasions when my family goes down to under the deck to the large composting bin that we have. Centennial Woods on the other hand, is used almost every single day by people for phenology, hiking, taking a run or walk in the woods etc. As well, my backyard has different species like tiger lilies, raspberry bushes in certain areas and multiple other plants that generally are never seen in forests in Vermont.

Another difference is the angle of my backyard being so elevated and dropping down unlike Centennial Woods which has a more flat area.

Comparisons:

Some comparisons between the two areas would be the different ways both areas are or have been heavily used.

When I had been younger, my brother and I would play on these rocks and use certain pathways to get to my neighbors yard and like Centennial Woods, have certain places that are eroded, and have areas that would have no grass anywhere because that certain area was used so much.

Here we can see the brook as well as various areas of my phenology spot that have eroded as well as the use this area has for recreational use. During my visit, I especially noticed how much this area and the trails in Centennial Woods are used by civilians and students. I was very curious as to why certain areas have much more erosion like the small hole in the second picture with multiple plants surrounding it. I also wondered what this area would look like if people did not use this area for a trail or used it at all for anything.

My map of centennial woods shows the multiple trees within my area as well as the small brook, fallen tree over the brook and other areas.

My event map, I had walked over the bridge and onto an area that is rather muddy to look at my plot. In this area I had then noticed since my last visit that certain areas of my plot have eroded more from the weather and or having recreational use. I decided to then cross over and look at certain areas when I began to see various birds and and wanted to see which species had been around the area. Sadly I could not take a picture of these birds clearly to accurately identify which bird it had been. After this I began looking at the areas of my plot that had significantly eroded, which is close to the bridge as well as by the bricks I had used to get on to the small area of land by the bridge.

The Woods

Chirps echoed as the brook continued to flow,

I felt alone among hundreds of other beings,

The soil heavily saturated with water,

Made it difficult to walk without fear of falling,

I searched all around for the birds,

None could be found,

None could be seen,

But all of them,

Could be,

Heard.

https://goo.gl/maps/h5q794dtUi92

Within this link is my phenology site, Centennial Woods, by the stream. This area is used quite heavily for recreational use by civilians of Burlington and students of UVM.