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…