This semester, I’ve decided to start anew and discover another phenology spot. This new spot is located within Centennial Woods, and can be found by taking the beaten-down path off to the right of the “Caution Poison Ivy” sign. If you keep falling that path, you will eventually stop along the Centennial Brook, my phenology spot.
After the past few freezing days we’ve had, I was not shocked to see the brook frozen over. Although water still rushes underneath in some parts, I was able to carefully walk across the inch or two of ice on the surface. I realized in this location that one side of the brook primarily consists of deciduous trees, while the other primarily has coniferous trees. I assume that this is because of the terrain on either side of the brook – the one with deciduous trees being more flat and less rocky, and the coniferous side being more rocky and being at a steady inclined slope. Considering the time of year, I was unable to identify any of the shrubs/bushes nearby.