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I was in the Newton Woods on a trail very close to my dorm. The woods are very large so it felt so easy to be immersed by the biodiversity and forget why I was there. It was slightly windy and drizzling a little but the weather overall was very enjoyable. I noticed that most of the fungi I found were on trees. Furthermore, I observed that in the area I was in Common Greenshield Lichen was very abundant. I also found a huge growth on the bottom of a tree and I was so interested to find out what it was; according to iNaturalist, it is a huge fungus in the Bracket family. I really enjoyed this nature walk because even though I started at the same place as my last walk, I found so many new organisms and encountered different biodiversity!

I went into the Newton woods to go on my nature walk. It was really nice outside, in the high 60s and I really enjoyed taking this walk because right as I entered I was immersed by green leaves and so many plants. In my hometown I live in an area surrounded by woods, so I constantly saw plants, trees and flowers, it was nothing new. However, today was different, because instead of quickly glancing at the green plants that are so common, I took the time to actively observe them. On my walk, I noticed there was many different plants, I saw trees that were enormous and were competing for the light successfully. I found moss, ferns, flowers such as the Spindles and American Asters, and pines! I was really happy to find moss because after listening to the podcast, it made me genuinely curious to see moss up close. I felt the walk really allowed me to apply what I learned this week to real life, which is why the nature walks are my favorite part of the Eco & Evo weekly modules!