By Sue Crowley, executive director Happy Halloween Ripples Readers! This year’s Halloween is turning out to be wet and overcast with plenty of winds blowing the leaves through open areas, yards, down the trails, and beyond. I was driving up … Continue reading
Category Archives: Trees
By Anna Kovach, summer intern When one hears mention of a willow tree, they probably picture the drooping, elegant branches of a weeping willow (Salix babylonica) swaying in a summer breeze. While the weeping willow is an attractive sight next … Continue reading
by Max Kornetzke, land manager Growing up, I used to look down at the fractures in the sidewalk as I walked home from school. As I looked down, I projected a map onto the pavement. Each crack was a river, … Continue reading
The winter cold blast has descended upon us and all of nature, at least for this week! As I gratefully sit in my heated office, I always appreciate other species’ resourcefulness and design to survive the elements and the season … Continue reading
The small and unnoticed play a large role in the functions of nature. I realize that is a theme we teach over and over, but it is a fact of which we naturalists are constantly reminded. Majestic large trees and … Continue reading