Site Alpha Location: 16 Berkeley St in Cambridge, MA Date: 3/26/2017 Time: 5pm Weather: Dreary and overcast. It had rained, but not a downpour. I established a 6 foot transect using a piece of purple yarn. It was a fairly groomed area overall, not exactly deep forest. There was a base layer of mulch that looked like it had not been put down recently. There were still some patches of snow, but it was mostly melted. The earth looked saturated but was not muddy. Everything smelled wet. I selected four areas along the transect. The first area (pictured below) had a cool looking plant that seemed sort of trampled - probably from the weight of snow. The stem of the plant looked kind of like ginger (which I know is a root), but I assume it isn't a root because of all the leaves. The leaves are a vibrant light green. They look new and springtime-y. The veins of the leaf are visible. Each leaf is shaped like the end of a kayak paddle. There were also a bunch of leaves not attached t