An archive of all of the Naturalist Blog articles written by the Baltimore Woods education team
Week of December 21, 2025 – December 27, 2025 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator At precisely 10:03 am this morning, did you notice an extra chill to the air? I am just joking; winter solstice isn’t guaranteed to cause more chilliness, but it did take place this morning. Winter solstice is the shortest day and [...]
Week of December 14, 2025 – December 20, 2025 by Lizzy Suzedell, Environmental Educator Have you heard about the polar vortex on the news lately? This week, I saw article titles saying that the “polar vortex has broken,” and that this will bring a “wrecking ball” and “mother lode” of “icy vortex air” across the country. [...]
Week of December 7, 2025 – December 13, 2025 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator Did you know that there is an old Christmas tree farm at Baltimore Woods? Originally planted in the early 1980s, this area has grown to astounding heights. It is located near the northern side of the boundary trail; you can spot an [...]
Week of November 30, 2025 – December 6, 2025 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator As I have been preparing for the Discovering Wildlife Through Trail Cameras program here at Baltimore Woods I’ve been able to take the time to reflect on why I am so drawn to this type of technology. Anyone who knows me knows I am [...]
Week of November 23, 2025 – November 29, 2025 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Onondaga Lake is one of my favorite local areas to go birding. During spring and fall, you can find a colorful variety of ducks on the water. In winter, I have counted almost 100 Bald Eagles there at one time. It is [...]
Week of November 16, 2025 – November 22, 2025 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator As we continue to get further into November, we’re seeing more and more signs that winter is on the way. Most of the trees have dropped their leaves, squirrels are busily collecting the last of this year’s nuts, and the birds are [...]
Week of November 9, 2025 – November 15, 2025 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator As we headed out with their class this field trip season, a teacher told me “I will give you a lifetime of after-school detention if we find a snake on this field trip.” Now, she happened to be someone I have known [...]
Week of November 2, 2025 – November 8, 2025 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator As an environmental educator much of my time is spent outside, whether that is guiding school groups through different ecosystems or even maneuvering through each of the 14 trails with public program participants like we did two Saturdays ago! Each day spent [...]
Week of October 26, 2025 – November 1, 2025 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Have you ever found a spot in nature where you like to sit for a while and observe your surroundings? Maybe you take a rest on a fallen log or rock, sitting still until small flocks of feeding birds approach as if [...]
Week of October 19, 2025 – October 25, 2025 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator There’s a white tree branch off of the Boundary Trail that I’ve pointed out to many students on field trips for the past few weeks. When I ask them what they think is going on with the branch, they ask, “Is it [...]
