Author Archives: sclauss

In terms of phenological changes, my little corner of the forest is starting to truly feel like spring. Birds are abundant, and species I haven’t seen since fall are returning. The canopy is greening as buds on larger trees like … Continue reading →

As the title indicates, the trail down to my phenology spot was pretty wet and muddy. It was raining a little as I walked down, and the next week or two is supposed to continue to rain quite a bit, … Continue reading →

This past week, I left my home state of Vermont and drove more than seventeen hours to get to the Richard B. Russell State Park in Elberton, Georgia for a crew spring training trip. The weather was much warmer than … Continue reading →

My site sits right at the intersection of a forested area, a river, and an open meadow. The forested area is an oak-pine-Northern hardwood forest, with tall white pine trees, some red oak, ash, and younger red maple. The soil … Continue reading →

  This semester, I chose a site in Centennial Woods. My site can be reached by following the path into Centennial Woods from the northeast side of campus, taking a right down towards the river, and stopping where the stream … Continue reading →

Burlington Geographic Images (from December 5th post): Burlington Geographic. (2018). 1890 Map of the City [infographic]. Retrieved 8 December from http://www.uvm.edu/place/burlingtongeographic/maps/interactive/index.html# Burlington Geographic. (2018). 1937 Aerial Photography of Burlington, VT [infographic]. Retrieved 8 December from http://www.uvm.edu/place/burlingtongeographic/maps/interactive/index.html# Burlington Geographic. (2018). Bedrock Geology [infographic]. Retrieved 8 December … Continue reading →

   It was about 25 degrees out and cloudy. The canopy cover was about 50%. The ground was frozen and covered with a light dusting of snow. There was a barberry tree filled with bright red berries, providing food for … Continue reading →

Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/np9vQxQmVvz November Winter’s Arrival  Though it’s not yet winter in the calendar, the first snow marks the start of the cold, dark, and often dreary season in Vermont. Within the last week, a carpet of white has transformed … Continue reading →

                                The forest floor is carpeted with yellow maple and elm leaves. Only the buckthorn leaves are still green and have yet to fall from the trees. The forest … Continue reading →

It was a cloudy and windy day, around 35 degrees with the first light snowflakes of the season just hitting the ground. The canopy cover at the site was about seventy percent – compared to about eighty percent when I … Continue reading →