So Much Snow

So Much Snow

By Taylor Spontaneo, Nature Educator Weather is more than just a colorful chart on your television screen or crossing your fingers for a snow day. Winter comes with temperature drops, bird migration, and bundling up. Here, winter also comes with plenty of shoveling...
What a Cache!

What a Cache!

By: Charlotte Schmaltz, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist Winter is in full swing, but despite the cold and snow there are still animals that are active. Lately when I arrive at Audubon Community Nature Center in the mornings, I’ve been looking out the large...
Cycles and Seasons

Cycles and Seasons

By: Chelsea Jandreau, Education Director The cycles found throughout nature are full of endings, fresh starts, and plenty of resets, whether we are talking about massive weather patterns or a single Monarch caterpillar. The change in an organism’s behaviors through...
Keeping Birds Local

Keeping Birds Local

By Taylor Spontaneo, Nature Educator When winter winds are frigid and I crave a taste of the outdoors, I find myself glued to the window watching my birdfeeders. If the landscape is a bit snowy and I notice plenty of activity, I will sneak out my front door...