iNaturalist week 5: Plant Walk

I walked for around 45 minutes in the Fullersburg Woods, a forest preserve near my house and the location of last week's walk, and had a very pleasant experience. I mentioned last week that we have not gotten rain in quite some time and so it was hard to find any fungi or lichen, but in the past week we have gotten a lot of rain so everything seemed to be much greener and plants/flowers were really blooming. The river was also swelling this time which made my walk even more serene. I found lots of different plants and flowers, which I have trouble identifying exactly, and even a really cool looking caterpillar. I don't walk through these woods often and if I do, I am rarely noticing the great biodiversity in the area. I also saw another deer this time, which I always love! These assignments are a good way to get myself to go on a peaceful and decompressing walk at the end of the week. As I mentioned earlier, I noticed that the woods were much more alive this time and I am excited to continue doing these walks throughout the summer, whether it is for an assignment or not.

Publicado el 17 de junio de 2023 por maryheneghan