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 …
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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 …