Houghton Garden Walk, Oct. 5, 2022

Today, I walked to Houghton Garden with a fellow Eco and Evo classmate. It has been raining all day, but thankfully it stopped right before I took my walk. Because of the rain, it was overcast and very humid out. The garden was very beautiful and it did not feel like I was so close to campus. The theme of this nature walk was fungi and I was not hopeful that we would find many. As soon as we started walking, I noticed a lot of biodiversity in this garden environment, including many types of trees, greenery, and flowers. I also saw some squirrels and ducks, but pictures were hard to capture. When I spotted my first mushroom, I realized that they blend in really well with the environment, which is why it was hard to find. After this, I started noticing the fungi a lot more and I was able to capture pictures of many different species of fungi. They all look so different from each other and it was fascinating to see how prevalent they were in this environment.

Posted on October 5, 2022 08:35 PM by manuelakriemler