by auduboncnc | Oct 29, 2018 | Fall, Nature News
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. This is a tale of two forests, one with too many deer and one without. Interestingly enough, both of these forests are at the Audubon Community Nature Center. Around ten years ago, Audubon volunteers installed an...
by auduboncnc | Oct 23, 2018 | Fall, Nature News
The mama hen with her seven peeps let’s out a low growl and they all freeze, some of them mid-step. Mom continues to growl as I look around thinking cat, dog, or hawk, but see nothing. Three minutes pass, no motion. Finally, I continue with my task of filling...
by auduboncnc | Oct 17, 2018 | Fall, Nature News
A common misconception about trees is that the bigger they are, the older they are. This is not always true. Using size to gauge tree age is very similar to comparing people’s age to their size. Humans start small, hit a growth spurt, and remain mostly the same in...
by auduboncnc | Oct 12, 2018 | Press Release
Jamestown, N.Y. – In response to recent reporting that West Nile virus was found on the premises of Audubon Community Nature Center, President Leigh Rovegno released the following statement: “Audubon Community Nature Center has been a test site for the New York State...
by auduboncnc | Oct 11, 2018 | Fall, Nature News
I don’t always look for scientific names when I’m learning about plants and animals, but when I stumbled across meaning of the Eastern Newt’s scientific name while working on my last article I had to see what else I could learn about scientific names. I have to be...
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