River Otter Tails by Jeff Tome

River Otter Tails by Jeff Tome

The tail poked out of the water, suspended in time for just a moment, before it disappeared. Ripples across the water were all that were left. Moments before, an announcement went out across the loudspeaker at the Audubon Community Nature Center. “Look in the backyard...
The Healing Power of Nature by Sarah Hatfield

The Healing Power of Nature by Sarah Hatfield

There is something familiar about the first sprinkling of snow covering the landscape. The air is thick in the morning with ice crystals, as if glitter was strewn about from the clouds. The birds huddle in the maple trees, now denude of leaves. Condensation gathers in...
Birds of Prey by Katie Finch

Birds of Prey by Katie Finch

One of the most frequent questions I am asked when out in public representing Audubon is “How’s the Bald Eagle, Liberty?” Since being housed at Audubon in 2002 after an injury, Liberty provides visitors with a close-up view of a bird of prey. People love Liberty....
A Note… by Sarah Hatfield

A Note… by Sarah Hatfield

…to the air of October 11 in the mid-afternoon. You are here. Finally. I forget that I miss you, that you fill me with gratitude. Carrying the scent of fading leaves, low sunshine, and the inaugural biting night of autumn, you wrap the season I’ve been waiting for...
A View of Fall by Jeff Tome

A View of Fall by Jeff Tome

There is a smell in the air that is special to fall. It is an obscure mix of rotting leaves, mushrooms, and cold. The smell works its way into my nose as soon as I walk outside. I associate the smell with chestnuts, apples, cider and homemade donuts frying in oil. It...