A UVM blog Phenology Project

While I first heard about the NR1010 Phenology Project, I wanted to pick a place that really amazes me, and shows the aspects between nature and human impact. There are lots of places around Vermont that really capture this idea, but the one that stuck out to me the most was the University Green, facing University pl. road and seeing the old buildings. I really love the old infrastructure, and the “Vermont look” that the buildings give, it was one of the things that really attracted me to UVM. As well as the various and multiple species (especially focal) that live on the grounds of the green.

Getting to this place is fairly easy for anyone who lives on campus, and a place that one may visit a lot. For me, getting to this place is only around a 5 minute walk from my dorm. It’s a place a visit a lot, even unintentionally and somewhere that I can already see changes in the nature due to the change of season.

The vegetation in this area includes up kept grass and planted flowers, but not much more. In the developed part of vegetation, there is a big water fountain, paved walkways and benches. It seems like not much natural occurrences happen in this area, but even with all the human impact, the trees, bushes and vegetation still grow and thrive in this human-heavy area.

The most common woody plants that exist in this area are various types of native focal species to Vermont, bushes, shrubs and even flowers. Some of the most notable happen to be sugar maples, red maples, pin oak, silver maples, crabapple trees, eastern white pines, American elms and green ash. This area is mostly covered with a mix of hardwoods and coniferous trees.

• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247348360 – Sugar Maple
• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247346464 – Crabapple Tree
• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247346314 – Silver Maple
• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247346233 – Black Oak