Wow, what a year it has been! It’s unbelievable to think that we have come full circle already. Many things have changed, while others have remained the same. This can be seen through the natural world at Oakledge Park as I visited here one final time this semester. The evergreens and firs were stills standing …
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City Nature Challenge
Engaging in this challenge provided me with the opportunity to explore new places, and to see new things. Personally I wanted to see how many different species of species of fish I could catch within the time span. One area I chose to explore were Colchester Pond located in Colchester, VT. I was able to …
Spring Break Phenology
For spring break this year, I traveled back home to my cabin in little Zoar Valley, New York. While I was there we received quite a bit of snow as you can tell by the photos above. This place is very unique area as the fast moving Cattaraugus Creek rips through the land. As the …
Centennial Woods Exploration
It’s always great to get out into nature, and we are located in an excellent city to do so. Even though Centennial Woods is technically part of campus, it still offers that feeling of being totally secluded within a dense forest. Personally, coming here was very stress relieving and mind freeing. I have not explored …
Winter Mysteries and Tracks
It was a great feeling to be back at Oakledge Park, it almost feels like I never left in a way. Few things throughout the area have changed significantly, some being the addition of freshly fallen snow, or the iced over frozen bluffs on the shore of the lake. Slowly but surely, I observed the …
Unfolding of December at Oakledge
Upon arrival to Oakledge Park, I immediately noticed that there was less green vegetation, and more woody stick plant life. I did expect this type of vegetation as winter slowly grasps the surrounding environment and greenery starts to die off due to lack of nutrients and sunlight. Although, one plant that was still green and …
Phenology Of The Niagara Gorge
A place close to my heart is the Niagara Gorge, it is my home. While home I visited the Niagara Gorge almost every single day, enjoying the surrounding environment. In my opinion it is a very unique phenology location based on geography, river morphology, and recreation. The site I chose sits about 8 miles down …
Event Map
During this phenological explanation I took a bike ride starting at my dorm room on Redstone Campus, to Rock Point on Lake Champlain. My specific route took my past the women’s soccer game where they won the championship! I then rode to the nearby apple orchards where there a a couple fresh ones left to …
Observing with Senses
As I sat quietly in the center of my site, I took some time to observe with my senses. It was a very calming, and peaceful practice, especially after a stressful week of midterms. Whenever I am feeling overwhelmed, being outside surrounded in nature seems to make me feel a whole lot better. Some observations …
Oakledge Park
Oakledge Park is a very beautiful location located on the shores of Lake Champlain, in South Burlington. I have chosen this site for my ongoing phonology project because it has a wide variety of unique ecosystem features such as dense hardwood forests, rocky cliffs, and Lake Champlain itself. In order to reach this location you …