Gratitude for November

Gratitude for November

By Chelsea Jandreau, Education Director November is a time of transition. The beginning of the month is hanging on to the last vestiges of an idyllic autumn, but at the same time, winter is making itself known in occurrences both small and large. It can be freezing,...
Winter Trees and Bark

Winter Trees and Bark

Charlotte Schmaltz, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all the...
Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel

By: Katie Finch, Visitor Experience Director Once our fall foliage is past peak, there is a sense of inevitability. Winter will soon be here. The rainbow of leaves that blanketed the canopy now lay on the forest floor. But there is still one more show among nearly...
Pumpkins

Pumpkins

By Taylor Spontaneo, Nature Educator With Halloween just passed, many households leave their pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns outside for the remainder of the fall season. Watching a jack-o-lantern sag at our doorstep can be unsightly, a reminder of past costumes and trick...