ECOSYSTEM Last Phenology Blog My site changed over time from being a barren forest with little vegetative life to a prosperous deciduous forest. Initially the area had snow everywhere and the temperature ranged from 15 to 30 degrees fahrenheit. Now the temperature has been between 47 to 70 degrees fahrenheit. This dramastic change to warm …
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Phenology Blog #5
There weren’t a lot of noticeable visual changes at my sight or with the tree I chose. However the temperature was drastically different. I took the photos below on April 10th. The weather was sunny and very warm. The highest temperature of the day was 67 degrees fahrenheit. This is quite different in comparison to …
Changes I noticed I couldn’t see any distinct changes in the tree from the last time I visited it. However, the surrounding area changed a bit from last time. There was barely any snow around and much more exposed leaf matter on the ground. The tree still had no leaves. Northern red oak THis is …
Phenology Blog #3 I found a Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) at my phenology spot in the woods behind Trinity Hall. I made sure to get a bed and identified it from the bud that it was a Northern red oak. As you can see on the bottom, the bud is three points and the …
Phenology Blog #2 (iNaturalist)
For this phenology blog, I went to centennial woods, Jericho, and I also found prints near my dorm. I found the iNaturalist app helpful in recording my animal tracks and other sightings. It offered possible animals that could have caused the occurance I posted which helped me to narrow down what I thought the print …
Phenology Blog #1 On the right you can see a full image of my phenology blog site. It is behind the Trinity dorms and is a natural forested area. I frequently walk in this area and although this was not my original phenology location, I have noticed a big change in the vegetation from my …
Virginia’s Last Phenology Post!
Salmon Hole, Winooski The foliage has changed greatly since my last visit to the Salmon Hole. Last time I visited my site, there were still dead leaves on the trees. However, this trip there was none on all the hardwood trees. Farther away from the water, there were still pine needles on the coniferous trees …
Phenology Blog #3
My phenology spot in Burlington is quite different from my phenology spot in Long Island. For instance, my phenology spot in Long Island is an estuary with brackish water whereas my phenology spot in Burlington is a freshwater river leading both spots to have a completely different ecosystem from one another. Brackish marshes are very …
Virginia’s first phenology blog post
How to get to my site: To get to my site, you walk down to Winooski towards the salmon hole. Once you reach the salmon hole, there is a trail that runs along the Winooski river. I walked along this trail for about half a mile until I got to a bridge with a creek …