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Welcome to the Witchwood - April 25

on April 29, 2020

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Witchwood Biodiversity Report 2020

I am very excited to present the second annual Witchwood Biodiversity Report. Last year's was an informal summary of what I learned in 2019. For 2020, I'm attempting a more scientific style as a step toward publishing some day in a scholarly journal. Scientific reports aren't everyone's cup of tea, so I'm posting a short summary here and a link to the full document here . As always, questions, comments, and corrections are eagerly welcomed. I'm an enthusiastic amateur, and I know I have an enormous amount to learn. Witchwood Biodiversity Report 2020 - Summary This report documents the biodiversity of the Witchwood, six beautiful acres of forest in Windsor, New Hampshire, USA with a four-seasons brook, forest seeps, vernal pools, and a wonderful diversity of plants, animals, fungi, and more. In this survey, I opportunistically documented any macroorganism I encountered, but the main focus was plants. This report is the result of approximately 190 hours of active

Merry May! - May 1-3

Merry May! I took May 1 off work, so I got to spend the whole long weekend at the Witchwood. Several people commented that they found my last video soothing, and others that they enjoyed my excitement. Those are exactly the things I want to share, so this week I made two videos. One optimized to be calm and soothing, the other to share my excitement. Slow and soothing. Running water, cute critters, pretty flowers. Nature sounds only - no voice: Sharing my excitement about the wonderful creatures and surprises I found this trip: <3

Happy Holidays from the Witchwood - Dec 13

My last visit of the year had two purposes. First, I was hunting new lichen specimens, as I have been doing my last several visits. I finally re-located Tree Lungwort ( Lobaria pulmonaria ) so I could take a sample Lichen in genus Tuckermanopsis - I need to learn more chemical tests to determine species Second, I was collecting natural materials to decorate my solstice (Christmas?) tree. Most years, my annual Christmas Tree party is usually the most important social event I host. I provide ample treats and entice my friends to my home to decorate my tree. Since that wasn't possible in 2020, I went in a different direction. For the most part, I skipped Christmas this year, but I did get a tree and decorate it with a few special ornaments, plus ferns, lichens, pinecones, and other elements from the Witchwood. Tree catkins, clubmoss, two lichen species Wintergreen, clubmoss, fern fertile frond, lichen Clubmoss, white pine cone I thought hard about whether this was appropriate o

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