Over time, I’ve seen this spot change from being a snow-covered landscape with nothing but thick ice covering the stream, to a flourish understory with flowing water. I haven’t notice any major changes to the area, but was shocked to see how fast the foliage had changed once spring arrived. It was as if a …
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4/20 Northern Red Oak on Campus
During this week’s visit, I noticed that the tree is experiencing a bud-break. The colors of the soon-to-be flowering can finally be visible: a bright, light green with vibrant red tones. From afar, the tree still does not have much color to it, but the budding flowers are visible up close. If you look closely …
4/15 Northern Red Oak on Campus
During my second visit, I noticed that the northern red oak on the Davis green has started to bud out more than it had during my first visit. You can see the alternate budding along the twigs, and then the three slightly larger buds on the end of the twigs. I could not see much …
4/1 Northern Red Oak on Campus
At the end of March, I walked through Centennial Woods trying to find a Northern Red Oak, Red Maple, Paper Birch, or and American Beech, but was having some trouble identifying any. I was able to identify this northern red oak when walking through campus instead by its bark and shape. Its bark has the …
2/10 Wildlife Signs in Centennial Woods
While observing new parts of Centennial Woods, I found these tracks deep into the natural area. It was incredibly tricky trying to identify these tracks, but I came to the conclusion that they could possibly be from a gray fox. What made it most difficult to identify the tracks was that there was no pattern …
2/5 Centennial Brook
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 …