{"id":113,"date":"2021-05-02T17:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/trussel3\/?p=113"},"modified":"2021-05-02T17:52:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:52:40","slug":"phenology-blog-may-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/trussel3\/2021\/05\/02\/phenology-blog-may-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Phenology Blog- May 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For this phenology post, instead of going to my usually phenology spot, I participated in the BioBlitz for the City Nature Challenge. I went to the Arms Forest, a natural area next to Rock Point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make observations, I used iNaturalist. This app allowed me to identify different species and post them to the community. It was very easy to use and helped a lot with identifying plants since it’s still early spring and not a lot of them have leaves yet. The only animals I saw were squirrels and it was too cold for bugs to be out, so I focused on plants, especially ones I don’t usually see at my phenology spot in Centennial Woods. The two most interesting plants I saw were skunk cabbage that was by a small pond (and could be smelt very easily from a distance) and a red trillium. I also saw some really cool roots by a small stream but wasn’t able to identify them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another really cool thing about the City Nature Challenge was getting to see the observations people made in other cities and the wide variety of animal and plant species. I specifically looked at observations from Cape Town, South Africa because I love marine life and I thought it was cool to go from seeing all forest in the Burlington area to ocean. It’s crazy to think that species I have never even heard of, like the Gasflame Nudibranch (a type of sea slug), is the most commonly observed species there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Being able to connect virtually with other parts of the world is such a cool experience, especially when it gives me the chance to experience nature in a new way. I know I will be participating in next years City Nature Challenge, and I look forward to seeing what other cities have to offer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For this phenology post, instead of going to my usually phenology spot, I participated in the BioBlitz for the City Nature Challenge. I went to the Arms Forest, a natural area next to Rock Point. To make observations, I used iNaturalist. This app allowed me to identify different species and post them to the community. … <\/p>\n

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