The weather this week has been wonderful! The sun is shining, it is pretty warm, the birds are singing and plants are poking their heads (and flowers) out of the …
Spring Wildflowers
April Fool
I’m looking out the window and I see…FEBRUARY! No fooling, April has marched in like a snow leopard bringing us not one, but two snow events over the past weekend. …
Spring Has Sprung
We have had some incredible weather and everyone is thinking spring. Then it snows. Or we have a raw, cool day. Or there is rain. Typical New England weather is …
PEENT
It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged…must be spring! Lots of things are happening outside, every day brings a new sign that spring has arrived. Daylight is more plentiful, buds are …
What can a shrub do for you?
Last Saturday, Leslie and I presented a lecture about shrubs and the importance of shrubland habitat. There are roughly 40 bird species in the Northeast that use shrubland and a …
Bee Gardens
This week I have been thinking about bees. Honey bees, bumble bees, native bees; all kinds of bees that we encounter during the summer. I am thinking that I will …
Going Fishing
This Saturday, February 20th, our winter lecture will focus on ocean fisheries. This topic is of interest for myriad reasons, the strongest being that I’ve always enjoyed going fishing, especially …
Bushes
When walking through the woods I sometimes forget how important shrubs are. Here at Norcross our woods are open – you can see as far as the topography will let …
Winter Returns
I hope you were able to enjoy the spring-like weather while it was here, but alas, winter has returned. Time to get out the snowshoes (well, maybe not just yet …
January Thaw
Yes, I know – it’s February, but did anyone miss the fantastic 50 degree weather that we have just experienced? To us, it feels like a taste of spring, making …