{"id":45,"date":"2021-12-10T17:17:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/llombar1\/?p=45"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T22:17:27","slug":"unfolding-of-december-at-oakledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/llombar1\/2021\/12\/10\/unfolding-of-december-at-oakledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Unfolding of December at Oakledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 thriving was the moss I spotted. I love moss, it’s natures carpet! As I walked throughout the forest heading towards Lake Champlain, I found several animal tracks, but no scat. However, I found it difficult to differentiate between domesticated dog tracks and wild animals. I was hoping to find trees showing signs of scrapes or rubs from whitetail deer or moose but unfortunately I was unsuccessful. During my adventure here at Oakledge, I collected a gallery of many photos, here they are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n