Monday at Anson B. Nixon Park
A bright, cold mid-February day. I heard more than I got decent pictures of.
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March at Nixon Park
The poem of spring continues to unfold, with a stanza here and there reminding us just how cold winter was. Heard and seen, but not yet photographed - Tree Swallows! I've been working on project that incorporates iNaturalist observations in the Anson B. Nixon Park Project into a
More About Skunk Cabbage
How long has skunk cabbage been around? Our local skunk cabbage is a relative of fossils reaching back 72 million years. Using the molecular clock (a method of estimating the age of plant groups by DNA changes) our local species developed roughly 12 million years ago. At that time he
Harbingers
Every small shift in the forest is driven by huge astronomical events. In late February the sun slides northward along the horizon and days lengthen. Sunlight strikes the earth at a more direct angle, and the warming begins. Orion, our winter companion, begins his slow departure from the night sky.
A Quick Nature Walk Survey
I'd like to begin hosting/leading more or less informal nature walks at the Nixon Park this spring. I am asking anyone who would like to participate to let me know their preference for day and time by completing this brief survey. Please feel free to share with