It is with bittersweet feelings that I post my last phenology blog for NR 1020. I will miss writing this blog, however I hope to come back to the Salmon Hole and do my observations. I also might give an update on my Coldbrook Creek spot back in Michigan that I posted about some weeks […]
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Final Post of the Semester :(:
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
City Nature Challenge
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the end of April which means it’s time for the annual four-day global Bioblitz as a part of the 2024 City Nature Challenge! The BioBlitz is an international collaboration/competition where cities around the world share observations on iNaturalist. During the BioBlitz, I took observations at my favorite spot—the Salmon Hole—as well as the Intervale, […]
March Visit
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
With the arrival of spring (though it’s been a fairly snowy one so far) comes another visit to the Salmon Hole! On a sunny yet cold Friday afternoon, I took a stroll down to the Winooski. Along the way, I saw promising signs of the season to come. For example, I noticed some tree buds […]
Wildlife Signs at the Intervale
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday, February 15, I decided to go past my usual spot at the Salmon Hole and follow the Winooski River down to the Intervale. For a while along the trail, the only thing I saw were gray squirrel tracks, which I could tell due to the length of the tracks I spotted being 5 […]
January Visit
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
I’m back in Burlington so you know what that means…another Salmon Hole blog post! I was so excited to go back to what has become one of my favorite spots to walk to in Burlington. I was a bit worried going into it that I wasn’t going to see many signs of animal activity, since […]
December Visit
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
For my last visit to the Salmon Hole for the semester, I had bittersweet feelings while walking to my spot. I was excited to observe the changes in the landscape brought on by the start of winter, but I was also a bit sad that I won’t be seeing the Salmon Hole for a while […]
Comparison of the Salmon Hole and Coldbrook Creek
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
On the morning of Thanksgiving day, I walked with my dad and my dog, Rudy, to Coldbrook Creek on Aquinas College’s campus. Coldbrook Creek is an urban stream that flows through Grand Rapids, and is a short walk from my childhood home. It’s headwaters are at Fisk Lake and the creek eventually drains into the […]
November Visit
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
On a beautiful November evening I took a stroll to the Salmon Hole once again. It was very exciting to try and discover what changes had occurred in this area between this visit and my last. One of the most obvious differences was the large increase in leaf cover on the ground. Another thing I […]
Introduction to the Salmon Hole on the Winooski River
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Nature on October 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
For my Phenology spot, I decided to choose the Salmon Hole on the Winooski River. Not only is it a very short walk from Trinity campus where I live, but it’s also a beautiful spot to walk and enjoy the beauty of a Vermont landscape. The first time I visited the Salmon Hole was actually […]