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Why Do Worms Come to the Surface When it Rains?

Week of July 9, 2023 – July 15, 2023 by Sunny Guyette, Environmental Educator We have been getting quite a bit of rain recently and a recurring question I’ve had is ‘why are there so many worms on the surface when or after it rains?’. Ever since I was young I would see about fifty [...]

By |2023-07-15T11:36:33-04:00July 15th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Why Do Worms Come to the Surface When it Rains?

Appreciating the Rain

Week of July 2, 2023 – July 8, 2023 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator Last week, we had lots of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region- a true sign of summer. I love the weather, so seeing the towering cumulus clouds grow, hearing the booms of thunder, and watching the flashing lightning was pretty [...]

By |2023-07-09T15:41:22-04:00July 9th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Appreciating the Rain

The Transitions of Nature

Week of June 25, 2023 – July 1, 2023 by Sunny Guyette, Environmental Educator Over the past week we had our final sessions of our homeschool and preschool series, our final lessons in Nature in the City Classrooms, and our final on-site pond and stream field trips of the year. For the last Pond and Stream field [...]

By |2023-07-01T20:47:55-04:00July 1st, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Transitions of Nature

Connections to Distant Natural Spaces

Week of June 11, 2023 – June 17, 2023 by Bridget Jones, Environmental Educator This week, smoke from the Canadian wildfires covered our region, transforming the world outside our windows. The fires have caused devastation and evacuations in Quebec and impacted air quality as far as the midwest and southern United States. Although we are [...]

By |2023-06-17T21:52:28-04:00June 17th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Connections to Distant Natural Spaces

What is that white fluff in the air?

Week of June 4, 2023 – June 10, 2023 by Sunny Guyette, Environmental Educator Have you noticed a bunch of white fluff in the air? It’s not all from dandelions, most of it is from Eastern Cottonwood trees or Populus deltoides. You may know these trees for their heart shaped leaves that shimmer in the wind [...]

By |2023-06-10T22:08:00-04:00June 10th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on What is that white fluff in the air?

Cloud Watching

Week of May 28, 2023 – June 3, 2023 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator Getting outside in nature is so beneficial to our health as humans. From going on a gentle walk to find the season’s blooming wildflowers or backyard birds, to an intense hiking expedition up to a mountain’s peak, there are so many [...]

By |2023-06-04T01:09:59-04:00June 4th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Cloud Watching

Health Benefits of Birding

Week of May 21, 2023 – May 27, 2023 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Recent days have been filled with birds as many spring arrivals flew in at Baltimore Woods and beyond. Last Friday morning, I led a program all about rediscovering the joys of childhood in springtime as an adult. As we grow older, [...]

By |2023-05-27T01:58:55-04:00May 27th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Health Benefits of Birding

Focusing on Nature’s Beauty through Art

Week of May 14, 2023 – May 20, 2023 by Bridget Jones, Environmental Educator In spring, nature’s constant process of change is on full display. Wildflowers bloom, fade away, and are replaced in quick succession, visited by busy insects in every shape and color. Walking through the woods, you may catch a glimpse of a [...]

By |2023-05-21T00:30:58-04:00May 21st, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Focusing on Nature’s Beauty through Art

The Magic of Spring

Week of May 7, 2023 – May 13, 2023 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator It feels very different at Baltimore Woods than it did just a month ago. The frigid temperatures of winter have passed and long days have returned, bringing warmth and light. As the sun gets higher in the sky, rises earlier, and [...]

By |2023-05-14T02:18:12-04:00May 14th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Magic of Spring

Garlic Mustard

Week of April 30, 2023 – May 6, 2023 by Sunny Guyette, Environmental Educator Along many local roadways and trails, there is a leafy green plant emerging with heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges. Garlic Mustard or Alliaria petiolata is an invasive herbaceous, flowering plant that smells like garlic when crushed. The clustered white flowers bloom in May [...]

By |2023-05-07T01:04:12-04:00May 7th, 2023|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Garlic Mustard
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