An archive of all of the Naturalist Blog articles written by the Baltimore Woods education team
Week of October 18, 2026 – October 24, 2026 by Amelia Gross, Environmental Educator When you walk through the same forest enough, you start to recognize different landmarks. The curve of the valley, the fallen tree that leans over the Harrison Trail, or the patch of pines deep in the woods. There are mighty oaks [...]
Week of October 11, 2026 – October 17, 2026 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator I find orange is a color I notice in nature in all seasons. The magic of fall begins with a pop of orange in the trees. The days are growing shorter, the temperature is cooling, and the fiery colors appear almost [...]
Week of October 4, 2026 – October 10, 2026 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator When you think of fall colors in Central New York, changing leaves might be the first thing that comes to mind. If you venture out into local meadows, you will notice another source of vibrant colors– flowers! Fall is one of [...]
Week of September 27, 2026 – October 3, 2026 by Amelia Gross, Environmental Educator Imagine for a second you are a three week old monarch butterfly. You’ve hatched from an egg laid on milkweed somewhere near Montreal and spent about two weeks as a caterpillar chewing through 200 times your weight of that same plant. [...]
Week of September 20, 2026 – September 26, 2026 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator I have been pondering my own connection with nature as of late. With our busy lives, it can be difficult to take the time out of our day to be in awe of nature – even for those who work at [...]
Week of September 13, 2026 – September 19, 2026 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Summer is almost over, and there is a certain magic to this change in atmosphere. Around when August hits, it seems like many birds sense that fall is coming before we humans do. Shorebirds gather, wheeling around in large synchronized flocks [...]
Week of September 6, 2026 – September 12, 2026 by Amelia Gross, Environmental Educator Even though I firmly believe fall is the best season, the return of Halloween candy on the shelves and the onslaught of back to school commercials in early August never fails to anger me. “It is too soon!” I want to [...]
Week of August 30, 2026 – September 5, 2026 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator And all that was left at Baltimore Woods Summer Nature Day Camp was the up top tents, some staff, and our memories. No more campers, no more swamp or cook out days, no more Friday afternoon performances of “The Lorax”, no more [...]
Week of August 23, 2026 – August 29, 2026 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator This summer has been literally hopping with all kinds of animals at the pond! Each week, campers have been excitedly catching macroinvertebrates, turtles, and amphibians of all shapes and sizes. It seems to be an especially good year for Water Scorpions and [...]
Week of August 16, 2026 – August 22, 2026 by Amelia Gross, Environmental Educator Do you remember learning what a tadpole is? Or that beavers build dams? Or how to tell a tree’s age? I know I don’t, but I will remember sharing these phenomena with our youngest campers this week. After several weeks working with [...]
