Fire sounds like a dangerous thing in the landscape – we currently have a huge grass fire burning in the central part of the U.S. causing loss of life and …
Pray for a Wet Spring
For those of you who missed our lecture about Gypsy Moths & Winter Moths with Dr. Joe Elkinton from UMass, I thought I would boil down a take home message …
Plants for Pollinators
There is a lot of information going around about protecting our pollinators. What we do in the garden, what we plant and how we interact with the environment around us …
Vernal Pools “LIVE”
Are you interested in seeing a vernal pool come to life this spring? Once Mother Nature proceeds with the spring awakening, we will be offering a series of walks to …
Weird Sex in Nature
On Saturday March 11th our lecture will be Weird Sex in Nature, How Plants Get it On presented by Elizabeth Farnsworth. She is an excellent speaker and is presenting a …
Norcross Wildlife Foundation NewsGypsy Moth, Winter Moth
Do you remember last summer? From a previous post: For those of you who know me, you are aware that there is very little found in nature that grosses me …
Snow
Many people ask me if I am sick of winter? Have you had enough snow? Is it time for spring? I know that several major snowstorms in one week (or …
Vernal Pools
Please note: Our next winter lecture, Vernal Pools, will be on February 25th at 1:30pm. The Sanctuary will be closed on Saturday, February 18th for Presidents’ Day. Spring seems far …
Stone Structures
This Saturday, February 11thth, we will once again be hosting a lecture given by The Gages. Mary and James, a mother and son team, have done a number of programs …
Wildflower Seed Germination
Now that we have been looking at seed catalogs, I thought it might be a good time to talk about how to germinate seeds. I always encourage you to add …