by auduboncnc | Dec 1, 2020 | Nature News, Winter
You may have heard the news that birds are slowly disappearing from the landscape. Populations of some birds are down by over 95%, but the number of birds in general is down by 29%. The National Audubon Society claims that over one in four birds disappeared in the...
by auduboncnc | Nov 17, 2020 | Fall, Nature News, Winter
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the natural world has never been more important than in 2020. For so many of us, nature has been the break from the increased screen time in our work, learning, and connection with others. A hike, or even a step outside...
by auduboncnc | Mar 17, 2020 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Here’s the thing. There are many fewer excuses now. Maybe you’re home, maybe you’re kids are home. Maybe you’re working from home, on limited hours, or in quarantine. Even though the toilet paper may be in short supply, nature isn’t. And it is a glorious time to be...
by auduboncnc | Mar 9, 2020 | Nature News, Winter
Nature creeps, crawls, and slithers into our world every day. It is hard to draw a line between what we consider the human world and the natural world. Really, that artificial line doesn’t exist. The houses we live in are no different from the dens and nests of...
by auduboncnc | Mar 3, 2020 | Nature News, Spring, Winter
Winter is a monster with icy claws, wrapping itself around the roof of the earth for months at a time. Winter’s icy breath chills the bones and chases animals and retirees to the south to escape. Trees drop their leaves in fear and hunker down. Animals fall asleep or...
by auduboncnc | Feb 24, 2020 | Nature News, Winter
When you teach about the natural world, you realize you spend a significant number of hours discussing the concept of food chains, food webs, and trophic levels with students. Food chains are the most basic introduction to relationships between plants and animals;...
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