I was in Waitsfield Friday and Saturday this week, but I was still able to engage in the City Nature Challenge when I returned to Burlington. I observed a lot of species on campus, in addition to in Centennial Woods. I observed a total of 22 species! The actual number might be higher because I […]
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last phenology post: city nature challenge!!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
phenology post #11: last spot visit!!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
On a lovely warm Saturday afternoon I headed back to my spot in Centennial. I also dragged my parents along because they were in town. Over time, my site has changed a lot phenologically and also because of human impacts. I’ve seen how my site changed during the winter, as most of the trees lost […]
phenology post #10: trees!! (part 3)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
My tree didn’t have any buds, which was sad, but I found some on a few other trees!
phenology post #9: more trees!!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
Today we headed back to Centennial Woods, which was (shockingly?) still icy! We saw more green on the ground (moss and ferns!!) which was exciting. It didn’t really seem like the tree buds had changed much yet.
phenology post #8: trees!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
Today I headed back to Centennial Woods to identify a tree. The ground was deceptively slippery and I did slide down into the woods, but I made it to a tree which I identified as American Beech. One thing that made this tree immediately identifiable was its bark: it had the beech bark disease that […]
phenology post #7: exploring Burlington
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
Today my friends and I headed to Rock Point, which was very cool to see since I didn’t get to go on our Rock Point lab first semester. We walked on a few paths, stopping to note tracks and bird noises, and also saw the water! We identified birds mostly by their calls, as we […]
phenology post #6: new year!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment »
Today I tromped around in the snow in Centennial Woods and visited my phenology spot for the first time this year! Since my last visit, there has been a decent amount of snowfall. I’d estimate there was 8-12 inches on the ground (but who knows). My spot looked similar to last time, apart from that. […]
phenology post #5: december 8th, 2022
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
When visiting my phenology place for the first time in a month, I was expecting the trees that still had leaves at my last visit to have dropped them, but a few were still hanging on. There were some American Beech surrounding my spot that held onto a few green and yellow leaves, but it […]
phenology post #4: nov 26th, 2022
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
Today I headed to Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in Lake Forest, Illinois. Fort Sheridan has a rocky beach with a great view of Lake Michigan. It also offers a variety of short hiking trails: my favorite one goes right along the water. My pup Mochi also enjoys this trail 🙂 It was a bit warmer […]
phenology post #2: nov 6th, 2022
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
Coming back to my spot almost a month later, I was expecting a completely different forest. To my surprise, quite a few maples were hanging onto their yellow leaves. There were a few fallen trees around my spot, as well as many crunchy leaves on the ground. There is also the beginning of a man-made […]