When I was making this video, I wanted to make a very quick and simple video about the current condition of the Redstone woods. I think that remembering where I started with this place makes the connection, I have with it now more powerful. I think with this project and the blog in general I…

Hi! It is the start to the spring semester, and I am back at the Redstone woods! before I left, they cut down trees and brush around here and it looked pretty bleak. Well, it still does for the most part. Being that it is winter in Vermont there aren’t many trees with foliage save…

7, Dec 2025 It’s sad that it has to end this way… I returned expecting a winter forest with that same energy that it started with in the beginning of the year. Instead, I come to find out that they have cut down a very large amount of its trees! My phenology site is basically…

Time to take a small break from the Redstone woods and take a look at what is going on in my hometown in Framingham. My location is a small rail trail behind my house. The trees back here are primarily Red and White Oak with a scattered population of white pine. Both locations have very…

This time at Redstone I wanted to sit there and really experience the woods. For 15 minutes I sat on a log and looked around and listened. Listend to the rustling of the leaves and the sound of my breathing. It was a grounding experience (I’d recommend). This place is different than when I last…

In the woods there are a plethora of different trees, vegetative growth, and other natural flora. On the ground there is a surprising amount of undergrowth consisting primarily of grass and tree saplings. Moving up through the woods there is a nice blend of Eastern White pine mixed with a variety of hardwood trees. Some…

The Redstone woods is located in Burlington Vermont at UVM on Redstone campus. The coordinates are approximately 44.466616, -73.106636.

Nestled in the back of Redstone campus at The University of Vermont, there is a small patch of woods. Easily missed and clearly overlooked. It’s a 2-minute walk from the parking lot at the back of wing on top of a grass platform separating 2 drainage reservoirs. Take a right turn into a small path…