Alive in the Heat
It was, as always, a good walk today, running a little overtime because there is so much to hold our attention, even on a day like today. So much alive […]
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Journal Entry – A More Beautiful Blue
The string of hot, dry days continues, and each afternoon I feel like a prisoner in my house as it warms to 104 or 105 degrees. I’ve been a little
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Dormancy and Resilience at the Preserve
We have had no rain since the middle of July. Since July 27th, with four exceptions, the daily high temperature has been at least 99˚ (and as high as 103˚).
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The iNaturalist Party
Around Earth Day, nature throws a party, and the dancing and eating and games all involve iNaturalist. The party’s host is called “City Nature Challenge,” a four-day global bioblitz in
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Journal Entry – Full of Life
April 14, 2026 – 1:15-2:15pm; overcast, humid, temperature in the mid-70s It was just an hour, but there was so much to see and hear during that hour. Everything that
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Journal Entry – Pond Activity
March 22, 2026 – 12:15-1:57pm; Clear sky and hot sun, temperature 88F and climbing It felt hot out in the sun, and it would climb to 95F later on, breaking
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Journal Entry – Crowpoison and Much More
March 13, 2026 – Clear sky, breezy, and temperature in the mid-70s at 3:00pm. I’m starting to think of spring as beginning when March arrives, as opposed to the more
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Goodbye, Winter
Today, February 28, from a morning low temperature of 60 degrees it warmed to 85 near the preserve, almost tying the record of 86 degrees. It was a day for
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The Big Pond and Elsewhere
We are getting into late winter, and it feels like the season is on fast-forward. These warm days may add to that perception, for how can it still be winter
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Real Winter – For a Week
The start of this winter was warm and dry. The days around Christmas reached a little over 80°F, and on New Year’s Day the preserve was 72°F early in the