Meet the American Robin

Meet the American Robin

By Emma Roth Robins aren’t always thought of as a very exciting or interesting bird. They are easy to find and identify, often spending time in backyards scratching at the ground for worms. I have a bit of a soft spot for robins. They are one of the birds I can...
Seeing Something

Seeing Something

By Katie Finch Recently, I heard about an uncommon bird nesting in a forest near my house. With a little information from someone who found it, I went out to try to spot it. But I was left with more questions than bird sightings. How, in acres and acres of forest, did...
The Rise of Spring

The Rise of Spring

Starting just about now, the landscape begins to change dramatically from week to week. You walk the same trails, but new things emerge and appear. The spring season is a naturalist’s crunch time – there is so much to learn in such a short span. That little plant you...
Life in the Darkness

Life in the Darkness

By Jeff Tome The owl hooted as soon as I pulled the last plug and the landscape around me plunged into darkness. It was an eerie, high pitched sound that would have terrified me when I was a child. The dark is now an old friend that rarely frightens me, but as a child...
A Front Seat View

A Front Seat View

By Chelsea Jandreau When I talk to kids about habitats, I often ask them if they ever see animals near their homes. When we think about different kinds of ecosystems, we sometimes forget that we are also living in many animal’s habitats. Most people have seen birds,...