{"id":8,"date":"2022-10-17T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/?p=8"},"modified":"2022-12-10T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:22:58","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/2022\/10\/17\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1568x1176.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Approaching my place \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to find my spot:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start at Centennial Woods entrance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go down trail and take a left by the &#8220;Caution: Poison Ivy&#8221; sign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep going straight and cross the boardwalk, coming to the clearing of Eastern White Pines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a left by the other &#8220;Caution: Poison Ivy&#8221; sign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the trail straight through the pine forest for a bit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go under a small dead tree and the trail will fork; take a left<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the next fork, go right<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you come to the large dead pine pictured, head straight until you reach the small stream through the trail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have arrived!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4028\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1.png 3024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1-1153x1536.png 1153w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1-1538x2048.png 1538w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/image-1-edited-1-1568x2089.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose this location because there is a huge fallen tree and a small stream, creating perfect conditions for moss and mushrooms! There also appears to be an influx of invasive species like varieties of buckthorn and burning bush, so I&#8217;m interested in seeing how these interact with the native environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-2048x1106.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mgrady\/files\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-16-at-5.53.35-PM-1-1568x846.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to find my spot: I chose this location because there is a huge fallen tree and a small stream, creating perfect conditions for moss and mushrooms! 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