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February

This month in my phenology site i noticed there were many tracks of human and animal interactions. But one animal that i tracked was a gray squirrel. This squirrel lives in dense trees with many limbs and can also creates its den in hollow tree stumps as well. During the day it spends its time foraging for nuts and berries and even tree bark as well. Then it spends it’s time at night sleeping. Gray squirrels do have many predators however, hawks, foxes, raccoons, owls, and weasels are just some of its nature predators.

From last time i visited the site the snow has melted some and the trees are still bare. But there has been an increase in human traffic because of the nicer weather.

Sources: Eastern gray squirrel. (2020, February 19). Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_gray_squirrel

The place that I have chosen for this assignment isn’t my exact home town but it is 15 minutes away from so its not that bad. This place is known as Pine Ledge and its in Deep River, CT. Pine Ledge is a portion of a small road that turns to dirt about a mile down and is full of trails. Its not the usual type of trail… My buddies and I take our trucks up and down these trails quite often and its awesome. Driving down the road (Cedar Swamp rd) its a nice country road full of older houses and some small farms but then turns to dirt in a blink of an eye. And ass you go down you can notice little creeks here and there and then you reach the center of it. Your in the center of the woods and there’s not a sound and your surrounded by nothing but trees and trails. There are multiple mud holes and different sorts of climbing trails that for people like me get really excited about. This place is very well known and was actually brought to me by my father because when he was a kid like me he and his buddies with all their trucks used to drive there and wheel in the woods as well. These woods have brought many great memories of me and my friends getting stuck and almost blowing up brand new jeeps and also has brought me and my brother closer because every time I went wheeling i brought him with me and we could bond over me not getting stuck or ever breaking anything and watching everyone else have problems. This place hasn’t change in years and my father can attest to that. Hes told me nothing has changed, people still go in there with their buddies and do they things they love to do. Its a great place to escape all the problems of life and go and enjoy yourself, without much to worry about.. sort of…Being in this place makes me feel like who i am truly and do the things that i love to do. The pictures I’ve included are not the most recent pictures but they are from a year ago and nothing has changed really.

Place

When I revisited my place there were quite of obvious changes that have occurred since the last time i was there. Today when i got to my place in the bitter cold it had snowed the night before and you couldn’t see the leaves on the ground and the trees were completely bare. The entire forest was covered in about 4-5 inches of snow and you can see straight throw the woods unlike before. My site serves as the entrance to an open experience and is the pathway to an adventure. This place probably wasn’t here for so long. In the 1800s this land was all clear cut and farmed but over time and conservation the Centennial Woods become what they are now. However the entrance to this trail must be fairly recent.

Mapping

When looking at my site once more there hasn’t been much that has changed. More leaves began to fall as fall becomes more prominent. The ground then is also more covered as well and with all the leaves off the tress we can see much further into the woods then we could in the summer. All the green undergrowth that was there is now dead with the cold temperatures coming in. Below is a quick map I sketched.

Hello world!

Hey everyone,

This is my place. It is located in front of the sign for Centennial woods. This place is very serene. When looking into the forest you see the opening and its almost as if its inviting you into the forest. It makes you want to explore and spend all day there. The openness on the site and welcoming of it is what defines the site. This woodland of the site is what makes it whole. The trees and the opening into the woods makes it its own. You can tell your in the spot when you feel the welcomeness overcome you. You can tell its close when you get there and its just relaxing and calming. The issues of the day go away and your finally able to truly able to take the load of your shoulders and relax and just be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the land. This spot is very simple to get to. From where i am from i take a left out of central campus residence hall and follow Carrigon Drive all the way to the intersection of East Ave. After you cross the road you on Catamount Drive and before you know it you right at the spot. No nonsense of walking 8 miles down the road going left, right, left, right. Plain and simple. Getting to the place and finally being there just takes your breathe away. It makes you want to go do more and be more adventurous. It opens up many more opportunities and always you to be free. You can do whatever you want within reason and go there with friends and have fun and be able to enjoy the outdoors. You are able to learn as well. Being able to see all the animals and look at all the wildlife these woods have to show to us. We can see how they react and can study how they do their thing. Watching the leaves turn and fall and watching the birds fly and the squirrels run around. The forest has many things to offer us, from taking a step back and being able to enjoy the natural beauty to learning and being able to grow our knowledge of the woods.

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