Over the weekend I visited Red Rocks Park for the last time this school year. When I went it was dark, rainy, and a little bit cold: a typical Vermont spring day. Returning for the first time in many weeks, … Continue reading →

For the BioBlitz of the Greater Burlington area, I chose to explore the South End of Burlington. Specifically, I was in the area surrounding the South End CityMarket grocery store (see map). I chose this area because it is near … Continue reading →

March 31, 2025 – 2:30 pm Another classmate and I went out to make phenological observations on five different trees throughout campus. We observed a sugar maple, a Norway maple, a red maple, a red oak, and a white oak. … Continue reading →

On Friday, February 21, a friend and I went to the Burlington Country Club to observe signs of wildlife. I chose the country club because of its lack of human activity in the winter months. I thought the mostly undisturbed … Continue reading →

I returned to Red Rocks Beach after not being there since December 8th. The way the section of the bay had changed so much since I last visited was stunning. The part of the Shelburne Bay that Red Rocks is … Continue reading →

Red Rocks is a special place to me. A place with everything. A quiet beach, walking trails, and forest. What more could you want? My favorite aspects of Red Rocks are probably the quietness and the beach. Everything except the … Continue reading →

A final visit before departing for break The site at Red Rocks was drastically different from when I last visited in November. The deciduous trees are now almost all bare. The only one with leaves remaining is a Northern Red … Continue reading →

Over Thanksgiving break, I returned to Springfield, Virginia, where I spent some time at Lake Accotink Park, our local county park. This man-made lake has a large looping trail through the woods that wraps around the lake. I noticed that … Continue reading →