by auduboncnc | Nov 21, 2023 | Nature News, Program
By Chelsea Jandreau, Nature Educator Working in environmental education at a time when inquiry-based learning is the norm, the practice of learning how to make observations and ask questions comes up a lot. I am constantly reminded of how it is an intentional, not...
by auduboncnc | Oct 24, 2023 | Nature News
By Sarah Hatfield, Education Coordinator The American culture, for better or worse, in whatever form, is young. As I write articles, I am often left searching for a word that doesn’t exist in our lexicon. Usually it is a complex thing or feeling that requires it, and...
by auduboncnc | Oct 20, 2023 | Nature News
By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator When I pull into the parking lot of a state forest to walk the dog, I’m reminded of Christmas. The abundant red and green color scheme of the hawthorn trees evokes the holiday season. The hawthorn trees were just loaded with ripe...
by auduboncnc | Oct 2, 2023 | Fall, Nature News
By Emma Roth, Nature Educator Nature is noisy. Tweeting birds, chirping frogs, crunchy leaves, dripping water, and wind, the list goes on. For nature lovers, these sounds are a form of music. Like music, they can convey emotions and meanings as the music changes with...
by auduboncnc | Sep 26, 2023 | Nature News
By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator In the Nature Center, we have a room full of dead birds. It’s a small room, off a corner of the live animal room on the first floor. The birds are the collection of Ralph Simpson, a self-taught naturalist from Warren,...
by auduboncnc | Sep 13, 2023 | Nature News
By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist People have all kinds of rituals to celebrate life that I think animals would just find weird. There are weddings, where large groups come together to celebrate a couple getting together. Animals have more personal rituals,...
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