The first wave of spring wildflowers
It’s not too late to find the flowers of April in our woods and fields, but the mild winter and
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Ramps!
When the shadbush begins to bloom, and the flicker sounds his quick-wick-wick-wick-wick call throughout our woods, showing his white rump
Nature at your doorstep – Flight of the Timberdoodle
It usually takes sharp eyes, and a bit of luck, to find the American woodcock, also called “timberdoodle,” “bogsucker,” and
This bud’s for you
In some ways winter is the best season to look at trees. Without the dense foliage that obscures them in
Stories written on snow
A cottontail rabbit crossed the trail here, passing from open woods to a brushy thicket at the edge of a
Holiday greens in the forest
A century ago, folks went to woods in the winter to make festive wreaths and garlands for the holiday season.