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Giving Thanks To Nature

Week of November 20, 2022 – November 26, 2022 by Sunny Guyette, Environmental Educator For the Syracuse City School District 5th grade Ecosystem Exploration field trips, I like to take my groups to a pond located along the Boundary Trail. Next to the pond, is a bat house. Oftentimes, when I ask the kids what [...]

By |2022-11-27T21:51:32-05:00November 27th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Giving Thanks To Nature

Frost

Week of November 13, 2022 – November 19, 2022 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator We have already had our first frost in Central New York, and waking up to a thin glaze of ice crystals covering the grass, other plants, and our cars is becoming more common as we approach mid-November. You may have occasionally [...]

By |2022-11-20T18:12:16-05:00November 20th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Frost

Nature’s Cleanup Crew

Please note: This week’s Naturalist Blog contains somewhat graphic images and video links captured via a trail camera of real animals feeding on a deer carcass. Viewer discretion is advised. Week of November 6, 2022 – November 12, 2022 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator A couple of weeks ago, some of our educators and Trail School participants set [...]

By |2022-11-13T18:01:48-05:00November 13th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Nature’s Cleanup Crew

The Nocturnal World

Week of October 30, 2022 – November 5, 2022 by Bridget Jones, Environmental Educator As Halloween approaches and children dress up as bats, cats, and werewolves, our thoughts turn more frequently to creatures that inhabit the night. While we are sleeping, a whole world of activity is taking place right outside our windows. Imagine coming [...]

By |2022-11-06T20:22:22-05:00November 6th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Nocturnal World

Leaf Loss

Week of October 23, 2022 – October 29, 2022 by Sunny Guyette, Environmental Educator Crunch, crunch, crunch! As the season changes, we may notice the trees that turn from green to vibrant shades of yellow, orange, and red are losing their leaves, while other trees stay green year round. But why does this happen? Why [...]

By |2022-10-30T02:54:54-04:00October 30th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Leaf Loss

The Magic of Murmurations

Week of October 16, 2022 – October 22, 2022 by Bridget Jones, Environmental Educator They appear right before dusk, over fields and wetlands in the cool fall air. As you look towards the horizon, you might see what appear to be low, quickly moving clouds approaching. At a closer range, they become a series of [...]

By |2022-10-23T18:45:38-04:00October 23rd, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Magic of Murmurations

The Northern Lights

Week of October 9, 2022 – October 15, 2022 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator The Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, is perhaps the most magical sight we can see in the sky from here on Earth. An aurora is a beautiful show of dancing, colorful light that is seen at night near the earth’s [...]

By |2022-10-16T18:07:24-04:00October 16th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Northern Lights

Goldenrod

Week of October 2, 2022 – October 8, 2022 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator As summer turns to fall, many of the fields here at Baltimore Woods gradually become carpeted in gold. Along with the crimson, orange, yellow, and violet colors of autumn leaves, blooming goldenrod adds a pop of color to the landscape. There [...]

By |2022-10-09T17:54:47-04:00October 9th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Goldenrod

The Resident Turtles at Baltimore Woods

Week of September 25, 2022 – October 1, 2022 by Bridget Jones, Environmental Educator If you’ve gone hiking at Baltimore Woods, you know that the Preserve is a great place to see animals of all shapes and sizes, from birds and mammals to reptiles and amphibians. But did you know that the Baltimore Woods Interpretive [...]

By |2022-10-01T15:11:57-04:00October 1st, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Resident Turtles at Baltimore Woods

Owl Songs

Week of September 18, 2022 – September 24, 2022 by Bridget Jones, Environmental Educator As dusk begins to fall earlier, I’ve been thinking about the wildlife that comes out at night. At our Night at the Woods program this past Friday, we were lucky enough to hear several Eastern Screech Owls calling to each other [...]

By |2022-09-25T16:53:31-04:00September 25th, 2022|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Owl Songs
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