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Progress of Spring - May 16

on May 17, 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

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

Lichens in the Snow - November 22

After much searching, I finally re-located the Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata). I hadn't seen it since last year, but found a nice healthy patch this visit. Next year I must try to catch it in flower. It started snowing while I was collecting lichens in a clearing along the brook at the Witchwood.

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Progress of Spring - May 16

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