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 […]
Experiencing the preserve
Experiencing the preserve
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
Experiencing the preserve
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
Experiencing the preserve
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
Experiencing the preserve
The Solstice and the Leaves
After my recent comments about the oaks with green leaves even at the end of autumn, I thought a brief note would be helpful now that the winter solstice has
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Jack o’ Lanterns and a Rumor of Winter
(Adapted and reprinted from Our Lives in Nature) On a late November walk, a young friend and I found several golden orange jack o’ lanterns in the woods, though it
Wildlife
Spiders in the Park! A Zoom Presentation
On October 21st, Meghan Cassidy brought all the photography and natural history facts to get most of us to appreciate spiders in new ways. Even those who only grudgingly respect
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July, at Night
I wanted to see if there was any frog activity, though really I missed the best chances back in April and May. But Cricket Frogs call and breed throughout the