Images- Lucy Ursitti (photographer). (2020). Untitled [Woods pictures] Retrieved October 12, 2020 through November 23, 2020 from Lucy Ursitti’s phone. Google map- Google maps. (2020) [Centennial woods] [Satellite map] Retrieved October 12, 2020, from https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centennial+Woods+Natural+Area/@44.4757823,-73.1877625,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cca7a4064285555:0xa16586518a8db548!8m2!3d44.4757785!4d-73.1855738 Continue reading →

Centennial woods has a very long history before it became part of the UVM campus. Now it is one of the great natural areas that UVM manages, but originally it was part of the Abenaki land. The indigenous people lived on the land far before any white settlers came to America. They managed the land … Continue reading →

I am home for thanksgiving break so I found a new blog spot in Battell woods in Middlebury VT! These woods are right behind my neighborhood so I grew up playing in them and know them very well. The spot I chose is right off the path. There is a large moss covered rock surrounded … Continue reading →

There haven’t been a lot of changes since my last visit. It is the end of fall now and all the leaves are gone. The grass that used to be there is mostly dead, but you can tell it used to be there. It snowed today so I know the river will ice over soon. … Continue reading →

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This is a map of my site that I drew. There is the stream running through the middle of the site. The banks and other features are also shown. The features are labeled 1 through 5, they are as follows. 1- The river, 2- the island in the river, 3- the Norway maple, 4- the … Continue reading →

Here is a general map of where my site is. If you go in the main entrance to Centennial woods, just follow the path until you cross a little bridge. The look for a sign that says “muddy buddies” and follow that path until you get to the large Norway maple! Continue reading →

Hello all! My name is Lucy and welcome to my phenology blog! My site is located just off the path near a stream in Centennial woods. My site is right on the edge of a stream, this will be large factor in the ecology of this site. My site is located at the widest part … Continue reading →