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 …
Rattlesnakes!
Our winter lectures continue this coming Saturday, February 4th, with guest speaker Anne Stengle who will present Conserving the Timber Rattlesnake in Massachusetts. Anne is a Ph.D. candidate in the …
Seed Catalogs
Looking out the window I can see the ground. There is no snow cover in Monson right now. That could certainly change at any moment – I have lived in …
Stone Walls
As I look out the window from my desk here at Tupper Hill, I see one. It’s a meandering, linear pile of stones tracing an old field that has now …