Edmands Park Walk, Thursday October 6, 2022
This morning, I decided to wake myself up with a nice refreshing walk through the Newton Woods, also known as Edmands Park. The theme of this week was fungi, so the location was perfect, since the woods is full of interesting fungi. I was mostly looking at tree bark and under shaded areas, since this is where fungi were most prevalent. I constantly found lichen, which wasn't surprising for the woods environment I was in. There were many different types, so I'm curious of the interactions they have within the ecosystem. I also found plenty of moss on tree bark. Then, I found plenty of fungi that looked similar to mushrooms. This reminds me of how fungi prefer this shaded, moist, oak area, so I feel very lucky to have such diversity so close to my dorm. Overall, I really enjoyed observing the diversity of fungi and plants on my morning walk.