Duckweed

Duckweed

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator If you have ever explored outside with young children, you know there is a very good possibility that you will spend a lot of time looking at ordinary things. There are rocks on the trail you would not notice without children to...
Wildfires

Wildfires

By Emma Roth, Nature Educator An unusual haze has descended on most of New York and neighboring states, and this area is no exception. The sun shining through my windows this morning gave a weak, yellow light. By 11:00 a.m., the air at ACNC smelled strongly of smoke....
Diversity in the Details

Diversity in the Details

By Chelsea Jandreau, Nature Educator If I were to focus solely on temperature and weather, it would seem that summer has jumped the line and cut spring a little short. It is just plain hot outside and, as of the beginning of June, I am still waiting on rain, even...
Nature Apps

Nature Apps

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator Last year, I remember enjoying the late spring evening from my backyard. Most trees had leafed out, creating a cozy, room-like feel to the backyard. I admired the few flowers blooming and listened to the sounds of a rural...
Planting Native?

Planting Native?

By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist ACNC recently had a plant sale, and native plants flew off the tables. There could have been many reasons for this. Native plants could be in higher demand right now. Native plant gardeners could be happier in the rain, since...
Night transforms the Forest

Night transforms the Forest

By Emma Roth, Nature Educator In mid-April, I took a trip to visit my old stomping grounds in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. There, I met up with former coworkers-turned-friends for a weekend in the woods. The education center we used to work at, and where we...