An archive of all of the Naturalist Blog articles written by the Baltimore Woods education team
Week of September 1, 2024 – September 7, 2024 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Lately, summer has been winding down and making way for fall to begin. Katydids are becoming quieter and slower with their nighttime songs, the air is cooler, and leaves are even beginning to change to flaming colors of red, orange, and yellow. [...]
Week of August 25, 2024 – August 31, 2024 by Elizabeth Suzedell, Environmental Educator Have you seen a cottontail rabbit lately? I feel like I have been seeing them everywhere this summer- in the garden, in peoples’ yards as I walk around town, and foraging along the edges of the fields here at Baltimore Woods. Several [...]
Week of August 18, 2024 – August 24, 2024 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator On the cool summer nights that we’ve been having lately, I’ve found the sounds of nocturnal nature to be very calming. It’s been a great year for katydids and crickets chorusing among the trees and shrubs. If I’m lucky and listen really [...]
Week of August 11, 2024 – August 17, 2024 by Katie McLaughlin, Environmental Educator Nature is where we get everything from. From clothing, to food, to even our technology – without nature humankind would not be where we are today. This past week I have spent time with our Voyagers wilderness survival camp. We traveled back [...]
Week of August 4, 2024 – August 10, 2024 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator During the chaos of summer schedules, you can’t help but notice the calmness and the sense of balance in nature. There is harmony amongst the plants and animals at Baltimore Woods – everything in an ecosystem gives value to one another while [...]
Week of July 28, 2024 – August 3, 2024 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator The week before last was one of my favorite camp weeks of the summer– art camp! Throughout this themed Voyager week, we explore all over the preserve while drawing, painting, sculpting, acting, and creating other forms of nature art. I provide materials [...]
Week of July 21, 2024 – July 27, 2024 by Catherine McLaughlin, Environmental Educator When was the last time you got dirty? Was it your hands in soil, or paint, or something sticky? For some it may not be often, but life is messy and we should embrace that. This week while walking the trail we [...]
Week of July 14, 2024 – July 20, 2024 by Kaylen Iorio, Environmental Educator I recently joined the Baltimore Woods Nature Center staff as an Environmental Educator and one of my roles in this position is to transition into a summer camp counselor for the duration of the season. Having worked in this field for many [...]
Week of July 7, 2024 – July 13, 2024 by Catherine McLaughlin, Environmental Educator As we have been preparing for summer camp this week, I find myself looking back on what I did as a kid. From the age of 4 or 5 I was at a summer camp somewhere in CNY or exploring the creek [...]
Week of June 30, 2024 – July 6, 2024 by Anna Stunkel, Environmental Educator Throughout this past spring, Syracuse third graders had the special opportunity to explore the waters of Furnace Brook in Elmwood Park as part of the Baltimore Woods Nature in the City program. This field trip is one of my favorite things that we do [...]
