At least two Red Maples here at the Museum are in bloom. The trees are located in Explore the Wild on the north side of the Wetlands. Being out of the wind at the bottom of a former quarry, and on the north side of that quarry where they get direct sun the year-round, it’s [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Now Showing
March 27th, 2010During the past week many new flowers, animals and insects have appeared. First, a few plants. A few trees. Finally! After having seen damselflies emerge from the Wetlands since the 19th of March I was able to get a photo of one, a Fragile Forktail, another “punctuation mark” insect. Reptiles made themselves more available for viewing [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Buds and Birds
March 6th, 2010Some pre-spring happenings at the Museum… Get outdoors and have a look around for yourself, and let me know what you see! Read the rest of this entry »
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A Few Flowers and a Photo Quiz
April 30th, 2009Blue-eyed Grass, Buttercups and Ox-eye Daisy are in flower. Fringe Tree, or Old Man’s Beard, is also in bloom. You can see this small tree or shrub with its unusual, stringy, white flowers on the left side of the path just before entering the Red Wolf Exhibit and next to the path between Catch the [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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First Flowers of “Spring”
February 28th, 2009A single Common Blue Violet was blooming on the north edge of the Wetlands and a few Daffodils were open elsewhere along the path during the last week of February. Red Maples are in bloom. Read the rest of this entry »
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