By Kennedy Zittel, naturalist Here at Woodland Dunes, we have two education turtles: a three-toed box turtle (Sheldon) and an ornate box turtle (Sergio). During winter, the two turtles like to spend their time snoozing under their substrate. This is … Continue reading
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Ripples from the Dunes, by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist On warm days here at the Dunes it isn’t uncommon to see a common garter snake basking in the sun alongside the trails. Common garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) are some of … Continue reading
As October wanes, animals are faced with several choices. Well, not really choices, because they are determined by biology honed over millions of years. There are two types of dormancy in living things- prescriptive, in which an organism enters dormancy … Continue reading