Monarch Butterflies

Monarch Butterflies

By Chelsea Jandreau The end of August is one of those liminal spaces where we seem to exist in two different seasons. According to the calendar, it will be summer for a few more weeks, and the daytime is still often warm and sunny enough to continue beach days and...
The Space Between

The Space Between

By Education Coordinator, Sarah Hatfield Walking along the rail trail the other day, there were a number of thoughts running through my head. “I forgot my binoculars.” “The mosquitos aren’t too bad.” “I wonder if these shoes are waterproof.” But they were all...
Books, Beauty, and Doing Better

Books, Beauty, and Doing Better

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator I love children’s picture books. Their simple, yet often powerful, stories capture my imagination and each illustrated page is a work of art. As a kid, one of my favorites was Miss Rumphius, written and illustrated by Barbara...
The Fascinating History of Collective Nouns

The Fascinating History of Collective Nouns

By Emma Roth Many animals like to stay in groups. After all, safety in numbers is a wonderful survival tactic for wild creatures. Prey animals are safer from predators and the predators can work together with their groupmates to take down prey. But one thing about...
Diverge, Converge

Diverge, Converge

By Chelsea Jandreau Midsummer is a time for flying insects. They can be found deep in the woods and flitting around ponds and rivers, but wherever they may be, they have to land eventually.  Recently, a few other people and I were floating around in a small bay...
Wild Kitchen

Wild Kitchen

By Katie Finch Audubon Community Nature Center’s (ACNC) mission, in part, is to build and nurture connections between people and nature. There are a lot of ways to connect to the natural world. It can happen through physical activities such as walking, biking,...