{"id":45,"date":"2020-12-05T15:41:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/phenologysitspotkgundal\/?p=45"},"modified":"2020-12-05T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T22:20:34","slug":"new-phenology-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/phenologysitspotkgundal\/2020\/12\/05\/new-phenology-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"New Phenology Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For my new spot, I chose an area around the Quinobequin trail in Newton, Ma. The Quinobequin trail is a smaller, narrower trail than the one in Centennial Woods. Vines and vegetation overrun it. Since the area around the path is narrow, this spot was a little smaller than my last spot. My spot lies between the road and the Charles River. The land is uphill by the road and has many Maples, Eastern White Pines, and Oaks in its overstory. As this highland slopes down, my spot enters a small wetland. Red Oak and Sugar, Red and Norwegian Maples are also in the wetlands area, but there are more Hemlocks in the overstory. Purple Loosestrife, Bittersweet, and Ferns make up the understory around the wetlands. This natural area helps reduce flooding by absorbing the water from the suburban landscape that runs parallel to it. The wetland absorbs some of the nutrients in the runoff, protecting the river from algae blooms. While my spot has three very different habitats, a dry highland, a wetland, and an aquatic river, they all work together to keep the ecosystem healthy. Suburban Newton has very few natural habitats, which is why this one is so important. Since it has three different habitats in one area, it can support a wide range of animals and organisms while also helping with flood prevention. The trail was built thirty years ago, but since then has become more and more worn down and forgotten. In hopes of preserving it, a group called the Friends Of The Quinobequin have been working on removing trash, getting rid of invasive species and poison ivy, clearing the overgrowth of vegetation, and even has a website documenting different plant species. While this path is being given more attention and love, it\u2019s hard to tell how much the well-intentioned people will be able to get done. Despite the cleanups, trash is still littered all over the area and at times is unusable because of poison ivy that takes over. Over the years, the trail has become less popular and The Friends Of Quinobequin receives fewer funds and resources. While I hope it lasts longer, I fear that this path may only have five years left of being a preserved path. My new spot is not very similar to my spot at Centennial woods. Trash littered my Quinobequin spot, while my Centennial woods spot was always clean. As well, my Centennial Woods spot was a drier highland ecosystem, where my Quinobequin spot had wetlands and drylands. Both spots had similar overstory trees, but my Quinobequin spot had more understory diversity. I only saw squirrels in both spots, but I was able to use the mud by the wetlands of the Quinobequin spot to make guesses at Blue Heron, Raccoon, and Deer tracks. I\u2019m guessing Centennial Woods also had more animals, I did hear some birds chirping and was able to make out a Chickadee call, but I was unable to see any or any tracks. Overall I enjoyed visiting both of my locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google. (n.d.). Charles River Wetlands Trail<\/em>. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Charles+River+Wetlands+Trail\/@42.321299,-71.2331844,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e38236e1e007a7:0xef9437402c6c0732!8m2!3d42.321299!4d-71.2309957<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Google. (n.d.). Charles River Wetlands Trail<\/em>. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Charles+River+Wetlands+Trail\/@42.321299,-71.2331844,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e38236e1e007a7:0xef9437402c6c0732!8m2!3d42.321299!4d-71.2309957<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charles River Wetlands Trail. (n.d.). Wetlands, the final frontier!<\/em>. Retrieved from www.qbqtrail.org\/<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charles River Wetlands Trail. (n.d.). Wetlands, the final frontier!<\/em>. Retrieved from www.qbqtrail.org\/<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charles River Wetlands Trail. (n.d.). Wetlands, the final frontier!<\/em>. Retrieved from www.qbqtrail.org\/<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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