Unfortunately I missed the Bioblitz because i thought it was continuing through all of last week, not just the previous weekend. So to make up for missing the Bioblitz i decided to go on a walk through Centennial Woods. It was a full circle moment for me and my friend Becky who also came with …
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Tree Updates, Spring has truly Sprung
The weather has really warmed up over the past few weeks and there are now lots of flowers popping up through the soil. All the snow has finally melted and made its way back into lake Champlain. Many of the trees now have leaves and budding. My paper birch has now sprouted leaves. I might …
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 …
December Phenology
Rock Point was a balmy 25°F today, but the beautiful sunset that I got to witness made up for the chilly weather. A lot has changed since my first visit to Rock Point, the temperature is significantly colder, the trees are bare, and ice covers some of the rocks and boulders close to the lake, …
Hometown Phenology
This place is extremely special to me because it is my grandparents’ farm. I’ve spent much of my childhood here and have always loved this view. The tree with the bench swing is actually the first tree I ever climbed. Every Tuesday growing up, I used to go to my grandparents’ house after school. And …
15 Minutes of Quite at Rock Point
Something about the combination of water and a beautiful cliff-lined coast makes rock point such a unique and settling place to be. As I relax and take in the blissful tranquility of nature’s processes around me I feel completely at peace and grounded in my space. My “sitting rock” is a large dolostone boulder that …
Josslin Muto – Rock Point Phenology
Welcome to Rock Point! I Hope you stick around to see its amazing Phenology! I have chosen to study and observe a place called Rock Point. It is located at the end of a peninsula that juts out into Lake Champlain, right at the end of North Beach. A very popular destination for locals, tourists, …