Hello!
To get to my phenology spot in Centennial Woods, you first must follow the signs that say Centennial Woods from the Athletic Campus. Once you reach the large sign that says Centennial Woods Natural Area, follow the open trail into the woods and take a left at the “CAUTION poison ivy” sign and follow the footbridges. after a series of footbridges but just before you reach a clearing of pines that has a map sign in the middle of the clearing on one of the trees, stop. You should be about 20-30 feet from the second clearing.
I chose this specific spot because when NR 01 had the first self guided tour of the Centennial Woods area, I stopped at this same spot to admire all the ferns and it seemed like a place that would be interesting to monitor the changes it faces over the course of the changing weather and seasons.
there are currently a large number of ferns scattered across this plot, with fallen pine leaves coloring the ground light orange and brown from the soil underneath. There is an assortment of fallen logs covered in moss, and many fallen tree branches. There are a couple northern red oaks that look to be anywhere between 30-50 years of age. A few of the other standing trees are dead/or dying.
List of species:
– Wood ferns
– Alder buckthorn saplings
– Japanese barberry
– Northern red oaks
– White birch
– Common buckthorn
– Black raspberry
– Calico aster
– Sugar maple
The link below is the general area of my phenology spot !
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=19q6DjOcFOyY8li3W1obtY8zQW1YyB6Sb&usp=sharing
