Throughout April, there have been periods with and without snow, but I visited just after we received a heavy dusting overnight. Because of this, Centennial Woods looked quite similar to how it has throughout the winter, with a blanket of snow covering the ground, and the canopy and branches of trees clinging onto the last …
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Spring Break in Virginia
Going home to Virginia for spring break, the new place I chose to visit was Potomac Overlook park, which is a local park near my house. At this time of year, the climates of Burlington, and Arlington, Va differ drastically, so it was a big change going from the still snow covered ground of Centennial …
City Nature Challenge
During the City Nature Challenge, I was only able to stay around campus to find different species. Because of this, many of the species I encountered were the focal species we’ve learned about this year. I saw many of the original twenty-one trees we learned last semester, along with some varying shrubs and squirrels. Of …
Centennial Woods in May
Since the last time I visited, the snow has melted, and now signs of spring are abundant throughout the woods. Ostrich, and other varieties of ferns have started to unfurl, along with some leafy ground plants, and many trees have started to bud out. As sun is filtering through the canopy, there are intermittent bright …
Animal Evidence in Centennial Woods
This past week, I took a trip to Centennial Woods looking for tracks and other evidence of animals. I found a few examples and took pictures to post to inaturalist. The first, and most exciting, animals I saw evidence of was a porcupine. Near the entrance to Centennial Woods, by the river and small bridge …
Phenology Location in the New Year
In the first time visiting my location since last semester, I noticed a number of changes to the landscape, while other aspects have stayed constant. At this point in the year, the leaves have fallen from all deciduous trees in, leaving just the needles from the few Hemlock and Eastern White Pine trees in my …
Blog Site in the Snow
This week, I visited my location the day after it had snowed. The ground was mostly covered with untouched snow, broken only by a few footprints and pockets of snow fallen from trees. I was able to find the tracks of a couple animals (pictured below). While I have no prior experience tracking animals, through …
Path to My Location
As a way of exploring some of the Burlington Area outside of my location, I walked the route from my dorm building to my location. This took me through Athletic campus and across Main Street, down past the hospital, and into Centennial Woods, up to my location. I recorded some of the phenological events I …
Sitting in the Woods
This week, I went back to my phenology location in Centennial woods, and just made some observations about the area. I sat for 15 minutes near the middle of my location, and simply listened to and looked at what was happening around me. Being in the woods, I heard “traditional” nature sounds; I heard leaves …
Phenology Location
My location is right on the edge of Centennial Woods, adjacent to a couple houses with large gardens. I found it while exploring the Woods with some of my friends, and found it to be a very quiet and peaceful place that I will look forward to visiting throughout the year. To get there, you …