Spring strikes me as a very dynamic time of year, with elements of winter and summer colliding on a shifting basis. Across the country we see blizzards and tornadoes in March brought on fronts with powerful winds and huge surges … Continue reading
Category Archives: Seasons
They’ve been making a mess in my yard. Pinecones carpet the grass and snippets of spruce branches lay strewn about. It seems as if they are always throwing temper tantrums, stamping their feet and flicking their tails in disapproval as … Continue reading
Today a bald eagle flew over the nature center, possibly one of the pair that nested just upstream from our preserve along the West Twin River. There are two eagle nests in the neighborhood nearby, neither one on Woodland Dunes … Continue reading
Last week one of our staff who lives on a farm near Maribel shared excitedly that she had seen a snowy owl in the field next to her home. Even though she’s not a birdwatcher per se and there are … Continue reading
Autumn Changes Written by Corrissa Frank, Marketing and Development Coordinator What do you think of when someone mentions autumn? What smells, sounds, tastes and visuals come to you? Autumn is always my favorite time of year. Even though I do … Continue reading