For my phenology spot, I chose the beach at the end of my road at the house I used to live in. This is a very special spot to me because I grew up spending going to this beach, but my Dad moved at the end of this summer so I no longer live next to it. I wanted to come spend some time here because it feels nostalgic and it is very pretty. The environment has a lot of similarities to my phenology spot in Salmon Hole, as both are on the water, but Salmon Hole is freshwater and these beach is saltwater. Many of the trees species are the same, such as the Eastern White Pine and Red Maple. However, the waterfront looks very different. Salmon hole has small shrubs near the water such as Buckthorn, but shrubs do not grow too close to the waterfront at wildwood beach since it is tidal and saltwater. There is lots of seagrass and seaweed species such as Rockweed and Bladderwrack.
Wildwood Beach Phenology Spot
