The place that I chose was Ash Creek, a natural area with trails running through it. I’ve been going there since I was a kid, since it’s pretty close to my house and I have a friend that lives right down the road as well. There is a playground at the very entrance to the area, where little kids will often play as their family watches, or after a picnic or walk. There’s also a long walkway with water on both sides that you can walk or bike along, and I’ve seen people fishing off the end occasionally in the summer. There is a boat launch that some people use, and there’s a marina that you can access from the other side of the creek, where people keep their boats in the water. While I was there this week, I found what looks like old farming equipment among the reeds, and in one part of the trail there were a bunch of empty cans 🙁 There’s a large water element to this location, it’s pretty much surrounded on all sides. There are a bunch of reeds everywhere, and the most common trees that I could find were Black Cherries, Norway Maples, and Eastern White Pines. My spot in Burlington also had a lot of Eastern White Pine and Norway Maples. There were also some Black Locust, Burning Bush, and Goldenrod in Ash Creek. The pines and the one cedar that I found were holding onto their needles, as were the Norway Maples holding their leaves, but almost everything else was bare.
