Some may call it Red Rocks, some may call it Southwest Burlington, some may even call it Red Rocks Park. I am one of those people. My site was never something I connected with, presumably so since I am not a sentimental person. In all honest, I did this post and the one before it …
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City Nature Challenge iNaturalist BioBlitz
Using iNaturalist is nothing I’m new to. I have worked with the app on previous blog posts, and have gotten quite used to the interface. All I have to do is open the app, take a picture of wildlife, and it will suggest labels for it. That’s when the problem occurred. A large majority of …
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Natures Notebook and the UVM Trees
At 2:00 in the afternoon on the 3rd of April, 2025, I set off to chart the phenological changes among five different trees on the University of Vermont campus. I was looking for a red oak, sugar maple, white oak, red maple, and a Norway maple, respectively. Being a Pennsylvanian, I am used to early …
Wildlife signs in Calahan Park, Burlington
When I was tasked with identifying wildlife in Burlington, I was eager to further investigate the area around me. I did not want to go too far from home, instead opting to expand my usual walk around the block, and explore the neighborhoods just outside of campus.This lead me to Calahan Park. A small area …
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Red Rocks in 2025
The Great Change Coming back to Red Rocks Park for the first time all year, I noticed one thing out of the ordinary. A change so drastic that I had never experienced something like it in my whole life up until this point. For the first time in my personal history, I was able to …
Coming Back to Red Rocks Park
Foliage Changes Coming back to Red Rocks park after a week at home was a shocking experience. It has become that point in the year when all of the leaves have found their final resting place on the ground, and the trees are left bare. The rustling of the leaves is almost completely gone, mitigated …
Comparing Waterworks Park to Red Rocks Point
When going back home, I asked myself what place close to my house would I like to explore since gaining the knowledge from NR1010. One block from my house is the resting place of Waterworks Park, a unique and quaint area of rest compared to the suburban land around it. Despite the brook running through …
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Engaging With My Observed Site
For 15 minutes on Saturday, October 26th, I sat directly in what I considered to be my site. I think that the boundaries of what “my site” is can’t exactly be pinpointed because I am choosing more to observe how the whole world interacts, but just looking closely at the physical space around me. With …
My Observed Location: Red Rock Point
Red Rocks is among one of many wooded areas in Burlington Vermont. I had never heard of it until it was suggested by a friend to be explored. Once there, I started on the path on the far east side of the park, and made my way down to Red Rocks Beach. I looked around …