I can’t believe freshman year is over! I’ve changed a lot and so has my site. I’ve seen it in the fall, when the deciduous trees were yellow and orange, in the winter when the stream turned to ice and the revine was covered in snow, and now in the spring when the buds are …
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April
During this week’s iNaturalist BioBlitz I explored The Intervale on a foraging walk! It was a lot of fun and I learned about a lot of species that can be used for natural medicines and vitamins. A friend and I walked there from campus and ran around documenting a lot of plants as well as …
March
It’s a bit ironic that this week we’re supposed to be looking for signs of spring and we just got the biggest snow of the year! But even with the deep snow there were still some signs of warmer weather approaching and animals re-awakening. The birds were the loudest I’ve heard them at my phenology …
February
Today, February 19th, I went to Centennial Woods and looked for signs of wildlife. The only animals we actually saw were some European Starlings, but we did find a good amount of tracks. We identified Snowshoe Hare, Deer Mouse, Domestic Dog, and the print of some kind of bird. We found more tracks than I …
January
Today was my first time back at my phenology spot since last semester! It looks very similar to how it did in December, the main difference is the amount of ice. The flat part of the ravine is covered in ice and when I was walking around I could hear it creaking under me, like …
December
December is here and all the leaves in the stream ravine have fallen. The ferns are still green, but they’re flat and limp, half covered by leaf litter, which has gotten less vibrant and slightly more decomposed since the last time I was here. The mushrooms on the logs persist and the stream has more …
Thanksgiving
Burton Park is my favorite place. The day after I got back home to Minnetonka, Minnesota, I hopped on my bike and went to greet him. It’s a 12-minute pedal away from my house along a beautiful public trail that’s full of people in the summer. But even during the busy months, I hardly ever …
November
The peak of fall color has passed, and most trees are bare. I almost slipped several times on my way down the steep hill to my site because the ground was so covered in leaves. The assignment for this month was to sit quietly and observe the surroundings and to make bird’s eye view map …