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Seasonal Calendars

Week of November 10, 2024 – November 16, 2024 by Catherine McLaughlin, Environmental Educator Do you have a calendar? Not the calendar we typically use with days of the week and holidays to keep track of the time passing, but one in tune with nature’s cycles? I do. One of those natural moments that I appreciate [...]

By |2024-11-17T13:46:26-05:00November 17th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Seasonal Calendars

Connecting Art and Nature

Week of November 3, 2024 – November 9, 2024 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator For many thousands of years, we humans have used art as a powerful way to connect with the natural world. As the seasons change, so do the colors that we see around us. Fall brings a chill to the air, and crunchy [...]

By |2024-11-10T15:10:05-05:00November 10th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Connecting Art and Nature

Halloween Animals

Week of October 27, 2024 – November 2, 2024 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator In honor of Halloween just a few days away, I thought we would take some time to talk about the misrepresentation of some of our animal friends in association with Halloween. Halloween has become the one of the largest holidays celebrated in [...]

By |2024-11-02T20:48:00-04:00November 2nd, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Halloween Animals

The Aurora Borealis

Week of October 20, 2024 – October 26, 2024 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator Did you see the northern lights last week? Until this year, I always thought I’d have to go to Alaska to see them. We’ve had several solar storms over the past few months that were strong enough to produce auroras at our [...]

By |2024-10-25T23:13:32-04:00October 25th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Aurora Borealis

Let Your Imagination Run Wild

Week of October 13, 2024 – October 19, 2024 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator Let your imagination run wild! … but how do we do that? It all starts while we are young, as our little minds are trying to figure out the world and how it works. We mimic what we know and observe in [...]

By |2024-10-20T16:33:19-04:00October 20th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Let Your Imagination Run Wild

Ecosystem Connections

Week of October 6, 2024 – October 12, 2024 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Both spring and fall are exciting transitional times in the natural world around us. Here at Baltimore Woods, I always look forward to the arrival of fifth graders from the Syracuse City School District for their Ecosystem Exploration field trip. For many [...]

By |2024-10-13T13:34:37-04:00October 13th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Ecosystem Connections

Animal Tracking

Week of September 29, 2024 – October 5, 2024 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator One of my favorite things to do while exploring nature is to look around for animal tracks; the evidence of animals is all around us… if we know where to look! We don’t always need to see animals to know they have [...]

By |2024-10-05T21:54:18-04:00October 5th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Animal Tracking

The Baltimore Woods Weather Station

Week of September 22, 2024 – September 28, 2024 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator Did you know that we now have a weather station at Baltimore Woods? A weather station is a collection of instruments that measure atmospheric conditions, or more simply, the weather. Our new station was installed earlier this month with the help of [...]

By |2024-09-27T22:30:05-04:00September 27th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on The Baltimore Woods Weather Station

Nighttime Adventures

Week of September 15, 2024 – September 21, 2024 by Catherine McLaughlin, Environmental Educator I was the child who had those glowing stars on their ceiling as a kid because I am a little afraid of the dark. However this fact did not stop me from exploring the night. During those warm rainy nights in early [...]

By |2024-09-20T22:11:00-04:00September 20th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Nighttime Adventures

Back to School

Week of September 8, 2024 – September 14, 2024 by Katie Robideau, School Programs Manager As a child, I always recognized the late summer insect “symphony” as the return to school and a sign that fall was well on the way. I remember associating these sounds with the fear of starting a new school year, joining [...]

By |2024-09-13T15:04:57-04:00September 13th, 2024|naturalist blog|Comments Off on Back to School
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