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“Project GNBee” at Baltimore Woods

Week of April 27, 2025 – May 3, 2025 by David DuBois, Director of Stewardship Have you ever noticed the bees that swarm in early spring along the Boundary Trail on the way to Phillips Pond? These stingless bees, which are harmless to hikers, love the bare soil in the trail to nest in while they [...]

By |2025-05-03T09:31:43-04:00May 3rd, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on “Project GNBee” at Baltimore Woods

Spring Sunshine Among the Flowers

Week of April 20, 2025 – April 26, 2025 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator After a long, cloudy winter with mostly overcast days, the sun is finally making an appearance. It feels rejuvenating to wake up to blue and cloudless skies with robins and chickadees singing. For those of us who spend time hibernating indoors over [...]

By |2025-04-27T12:49:16-04:00April 27th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Spring Sunshine Among the Flowers

The Return of the Ospreys

Week of April 13, 2025 – April 19, 2025 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator The Ospreys are returning! As early as March you may be able to spot the dark brown and white birds of prey returning to nest for the summer and I’m always so excited when I spot the first Osprey of the season. [...]

By |2025-04-19T18:53:58-04:00April 19th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Return of the Ospreys

Weather Folklore

Week of April 6, 2025 – April 12, 2025 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator How did people predict the weather hundreds of years ago? Long before computers and satellites, people had to rely on their own observations of the skies and nature to make a forecast. Observations of weather trends led to the creation of hundreds [...]

By |2025-04-12T21:35:23-04:00April 12th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Weather Folklore

The Patience of Nature

Week of March 30, 2025 – April 5, 2025 by Catherine McLaughlin, Environmental Educator I fell victim to “false spring” last week. When the weather was above 50 degrees and the sun was out… I was wearing t-shirts and longing for summer activities. Now it has been back down to normal spring temperatures of the 30s [...]

By |2025-04-05T11:43:30-04:00April 5th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Patience of Nature

Building Community Through Birding

Week of March 23, 2025 – March 29, 2025 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator This past weekend on Saturday, I woke up with a familiar feeling of anticipation. It was time to head over to Derby Hill in Mexico, NY for the first busy weekend day of the spring hawkwatch season! Each spring, from March 1 [...]

By |2025-03-30T12:13:48-04:00March 30th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Building Community Through Birding

Anticipation of Spring

Week of March 16, 2025 – March 22, 2025 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator The weeks before springtime arrives are saturated in anticipation. The snow is nearly gone, the sky is a marvelous blue, and just like the plants and animals, people are feeling revitalized. While the winter has its many festive celebrations and snow-filled activities, [...]

By |2025-03-23T13:43:16-04:00March 23rd, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Anticipation of Spring

Maple Sugaring

Week of March 9, 2025 – March 15, 2025 by Lizzy Suzedell, Environmental Educator Have you been noticing any early signs of spring lately? Here at The Woods, we found skunk cabbage almost ready to bloom on the Griffiths Trail, we’ve heard many singing cardinals and flocks of snow geese flying by, and we watched much [...]

By |2025-03-16T07:39:30-04:00March 16th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Maple Sugaring

A Comfort in Change

Week of March 2, 2025 – March 8, 2025 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator Have you had the chance to read The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl yet? With 52 chapters- one for each week of the year you can spend time savoring the read, or you can read it in one sitting like [...]

By |2025-03-08T18:16:22-05:00March 8th, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on A Comfort in Change

Winter Owls

Week of February 23, 2025 – March 1, 2025 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Winter often feels like a mysterious, quiet time, especially at night. Fresh snow absorbs sound, but as it melts and refreezes sounds become amplified as their waves bounce off of icy surfaces. Unlike during warmer times, many nocturnal creatures are quiet. Frogs [...]

By |2025-03-01T12:11:10-05:00March 1st, 2025|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Winter Owls
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