Spring has sprung! Well, on paper at least. But the equinox has passed and the calendar is telling us to get ready for some warm and muddy weather. Despite that, it still snowed a foot this weekend. Once all this snow melts, I’m expecting an extreme bloom of life in this exact spot. When I …
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Wildlife in Burlington
I chose to look for signs of wildlife in Burlington on our very own UVM campus. I didn’t find them all, but so far on our campus, I’ve only seen 4 significant mammals, those being rabbit, skunk, raccoon, and opossum. Pictured here is a set of rabbit tracks I found right outside of the Marsh …
Phenology Spot Update 01/29/24
My phenology spot, just off the beginning of the trail into Centennial Woods, is a gorgeous grove of goldenrods and asters in the spring and summer. The last time I visited, the dead stalks of goldenrod filled the area and prevented any real access to the ground. However, now that it’s further into the winter …
Bird’s Eye Map
Phenology Spot Update 12/09
The Goldenrod Grove is in its end stages for this year. Most of the flowers have finished releasing their seeds, and the few left are teeming with them, ready for a gust of wind strong enough to carry them away. It’s reached the stage in the season where everything is really starting to die off …
My Phenology Spot
Just a bit down the beginning of the path into Centennial Woods, you’ll come into a clearing of goldenrods and asters, near a few glossy buckthorns, and a boxelder that’s getting choked out by oriental bittersweet. I’ve visited Centennial Woods many times since coming to UVM, and this location has always stood out as a …
Thanksgiving Break Phenology
Over the break, I did a lot of hiking with my sister and dog. There are many local preserves and hiking trails that we frequent, so my phenology spot this time was really made up of two seperate places: Glazier Preserve, and Burden Preserve. They’re both a part of the Town of New Castle Recreation …
Spot Update 11/5
The green is gone! The leaves on all the boxelder, black cherry, and butternut trees that surround the grove have finished falling off. The rest of the green is concentrated in the few bittersweet vines that choke out the trees and the eastern white pines in the backdrop. The goldenrods have all collectively started releasing …
Spot Update 10/16/23
The flowers are completely gone, goldenrod is dropping its seeds and drooping down. I noticed a small, understory buckthorn that is broken and in really poor health with an oriental bittersweet vine twisted up the entire length of the sapling.
Spot Update 09/30/23
The flowers are in their late stages, shifting from being in bloom to releasing their seeds. The smaller ground cover is all starting to wilt, and brown is overtaking green. Last time, asters were spotted alive, but they have mostly since died.