Photo Phenology revisited: A 3 Bridges Park photo essay

In March I reported on the Urban Ecology Center's Photo Phenology program, which is a monthly exercise in observation and documentation of seasonal plant and animal life cycles in the parks near the Menomonee Valley Branch. On Saturday I once again accompanied a team of Phenologists, Scott and Andrea, who volunteer at the Center. We walked through 3 Bridges Park to see what we could see. Here is what I saw. 

Flowers:

Downy wood mint

Birdsfoot trefoil

Ohio spiderwort

Smooth hawksbeard (non-native)

Grasses:

Virginia wild rye

Canada wild rye

Cover crop, mixed seed

Community Garden plots under construction:

Miscellaneous:

Common ninebark

Scott at work

Thimbleberry

View of Valley Industrial Center

Bur oak

Scott and Andrea

To see my previous photo phenology post, click here.

This post is one in a series that relates to my Menomonee Valley Artist in Residency. For more information about the residency and links to previous posts and photographs, go to MV AiR.