Nature Explorers Photo Journal
This past fall has been a whirlwind of juggling COVID-19 regulations and from the fear of indoor spaces when schools reopened to the...
Lucy
- Dec 29, 2021
- 3 min
2021 Women of the Woods Photo Journal
We had a record number of Women of the Woods (WoW) hikes this year with a total of 21!
We started off the year with hikes at Wadsworth
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Lucy
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Girls in the Dark
At the time of the year with the earliest sunset, these girls in our after-school program are loving being outside after dark in the woods.
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Lisa Liesener
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Warmly Remembering Our First Summer Camp!
As the days have become drastically colder and I reach for my thermals and insulated pants more frequently to keep me warm while outside,...
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Lucy
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
Wood frogs & Salamanders are back!!
With the warm, sunny weather in the next few days, this is a great time to see and hear wood frogs at vernal pools. The easiest places to...
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Lisa Liesener
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
Animal Tracking after the Nor'easter!
A good dump of snow is such a lovely time to experience nature a whole new way. I am grateful that we still get good snow falls in this...
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Lucy
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Nature Explorers Photo Journal - Fall 2020
Despite all the challenges of 2020, we were able to resume in-person children's programs this fall with a few modifications and they went...
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Lucy
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Women of the Woods 2020 Photo Journal
Our Women of the Woods Program had a remarkable year. We began the year with record hike attendance, transitioned to online programs, and...
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Lucy
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
Plant or Fungus?
When these ghostly white forms emerge from the earth, it is hard to know what they are. Any guesses?
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Lucy
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
Mountain Laurel and Small Flowers
The laurel are putting on their finery and it is time to go visit! There are also lots of little native wildflowers to discover if you look
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Lucy
- May 22, 2020
- 5 min
Wildflowers and Nature Connection
We can be drawn in by many amazing transformations from wildflowers blooming to ferns unfurling to leaves emerging. If you...
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Lucy
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Wandering: What do you notice?
Spring is a great time of year to wander in nature. The rapid changes mean that by visiting the same plant or looking at the same branch...
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Lucy
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
More spring flowers blooming in the woods
With the exception of red trillium, you often have to slow down to notice the wildflowers in the woods. These brave beauties...
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Lucy
- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
Trout-lily and Spicebush: yellow in the early spring woods
These two beautiful signs of early spring make me smile. I enjoy the appearance of the new dappled leaves of trout-lily on the forest floor.
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Lucy
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
It's a Girl!
Yes, I am referring to the tree in the photo as a "girl"! There are other trees that might be called "boys"...
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Lucy
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Salamander Rain
The first warm rains in the early spring bring out the spotted salamanders. They migrate to the vernal pools...
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Lucy
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
I heard quacking
At 3 AM on March 11, I thought I heard a noise outside, so I opened my window. There was quacking in my own backyard!
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Lucy
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Finding Roots: A Wadsworth Challenge
Here is a fun scavenger hunt at Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown. Can you find these fun root creatures?
If you can't find them...
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Lucy
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Girls & Frogs
For Girls Outside yesterday, we were really lucky. It was a warm day and the wood frogs had just migrated to the vernal pool...
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