{"id":40,"date":"2024-12-10T15:56:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/?p=40"},"modified":"2024-12-10T15:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:56:42","slug":"centennial-woods-december-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/2024\/12\/10\/centennial-woods-december-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Centennial Woods December Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On December 7th, I headed out to Centennial Woods, my phenology spot this past semester. During the stress of finals week, it was nice to get outside, away from the noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s clear this spot has changed through the seasons since the last time I visited. This time, there\u2019s snow on the ground, snow on the trees, barely any leaves left on the trees, decomposed organics covered by snow on the ground, it\u2019s colder, no persistent vegetation or fruit, and it seems quieter (less bird noises, etc.). In a way, it looks like a winter wonderland. Here are some pictures from my visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4051-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4052-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4053-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_4060-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above, you can see traces of animals- tracks to be more specific. Luckily, the snow makes it easier to distinguish a track. I saw no nests or animals myself, but i saw three different tracks from larger animals. I noticed some vegetation still on the white pines and sugar maples (above), though the sugar maple leaves were close to falling off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animal activity has definitely decreased, with creatures using different tactics to survive such as hibernation or freezing. I was able to see tracks, but I did not witness any animals for the 45 minutes I was there. I also only saw one critter\/bug. The leaves below the snow surface seem to be more decomposed compared to the last time I visited my phenology spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The part of my phenology place that I enjoy most are the small streams as part of a larger watershed. It reminds me of my backyard back home, and I find it fun walking over the bridges. It\u2019s interesting which way they flow and what critters lay within them, as well as how it looks different in the wintertime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, you will see a well deserved tree hug for my last visit to Centennial Woods\u2026 for the semester. I\u2019ll be back, don\u2019t worry \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_3006-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 7th, I headed out to Centennial Woods, my phenology spot this past semester. During the stress of finals week, it was nice to get outside, away from the noise. It\u2019s clear this spot has changed through the seasons since the last time I visited. This time, there\u2019s snow on the ground, snow on &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/2024\/12\/10\/centennial-woods-december-visit\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Centennial Woods December Visit&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10014,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"mkniffen","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/author\/mkniffen\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mkniffen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}