The first day of spring was the previous week and already temperatures are starting to warm into the 40s. The snow that once covered the trail to Rock Point and the rocky beach is now almost completely melted, bringing mud season to Vermont. There were some small tulips pushing up through the soil at points …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Spring Break Phenology
Over break I visited the west Hampton dunes. It’s near fire island. At the end of the dunes there is a beautiful park called Cupsogue County Park. There is actually a native bird that nests there called the Atlantic Coast Piping Plover. I saw their nesting area. Seal are also common in the bay. I …
Tree Phenology – Paper Birch
At rock point the most plentiful tree species is the Northern White Cedar. However, on the top of the bluff an interesting assortment of trees can be found including: red maples, oaks, paper birches, American beech, etc. The tree that I chose to investigate is the paper birch. The paper birch is one of my …