by auduboncnc | Jul 2, 2021 | Nature News
The skies were blue, but the gentle sound of pattering rain filled the forest where we were camping. This wasn’t the usual watery rain, but a steady rain of tiny bits of leaves and caterpillar poop raining down from the trees above. Caterpillar poop is known as frass,...
by auduboncnc | Jun 21, 2021 | Nature News, Summer
Last summer, I took a group of 10 – 14-year-olds on a day trip to hike the Minister Creek Hiking Trail in Allegheny National Forest. When we arrived, and before any hiking began, I led them to a clearing by a creek where we were planning on having snack. Very little...
by auduboncnc | Jun 15, 2021 | Nature News, Summer
I recently was sitting in my garden, looking at the chaos, and thought “all those people with those neat garden beds and straight lines of veggies, I wish my garden looked like that.” And then I saw the swallowtail caterpillar on the dill plant. I remembered the...
by auduboncnc | Jun 8, 2021 | Nature News, Spring, Summer
I’ve found entertainment in my yard in the past few weeks. I’ve been watching Black-capped Chickadees nesting in a dead tree. The tree they chose is a large Sugar Maple, whose top fell over in a storm seven years ago. The top has been cut and burned in the campfire or...
by auduboncnc | Jun 3, 2021 | Press Release
Jamestown, N.Y. – Have you wondered what it takes to become an Animal Care Volunteer at Audubon Community Nature Center? Maybe you are curious if you need special certification or training to do the job? Audubon depends on the dedicated volunteers who care for...
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