SPRING – Woodland Dunes

The next few weeks are an excellent time to enjoy Woodland Dunes trails as they are brimming with emerging vegetation,

Despite the overall colder than usual weather, signs of spring are all around us. Just take a short stroll outside

This time of year I will get down close to the ground to investigate what has begun to emerge. My

During the spring, the wet areas of the State Natural Area fill with sunshine, both literally as the weather warms

I was taking a hike out on Cattail Trail boardwalk the other day to see what the rains of spring

The earliest flowering plant I’ve noticed this year lives amongst the canopy of our woodlands. Red maple (Acer rubrum) is

This weekend we experience the yearly Daylight Savings Time adjustment to our daylight hours. We ‘spring ahead’ one hour essentially

The end of winter usually brings a few warm days filled with birds chirping. They conjure anticipation for the unfurling

We are getting to the point in winter when we start to resent the snow and cold. This is especially

I was at the store shortly after the beginning of the new year and was reminded that Valentine’s Day is