RANGER STEVE’S NATURE NICHE Mid and Late Summer Flowers By Ranger Steve Mueller The progression of flower blooms advances faster than I can keep record or even identify. Grasses and sedges bloom with cryptic flowers. Many are fairly easy to identify but it takes practice. I should have taken a grass and sedge course to […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche – Mid and Late Summer Flowers"
RANGER STEVE’S NATURE NICHE Flashing Fireflies By Ranger Steve Mueller It was a dark night with a hidden moon. During that special time, the moon and the sun are on the same side of the Earth. It is a time the moon is nowhere to be seen and is a miraculous time to enjoy the […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche – Flashing Fireflies"
May 2020 Program: Plants & Ecology of Aman Park Since this Spring is different for us, we wanted to find a new (and safe) way to learn about the unique ecosystems that are found at Aman Park. Members of the Program Committee and botanist Bill Martinus did a walking tour of a portion of […] Continue reading "Plants & Ecology of Aman Park"
Earth Day is April 22 and Arbor Day is April 24 so let’s Celebrate EARTH WEEK! Wild Ones River City Offers You Ways to Celebrate the Earth Consider reading/reviewing/watching: Bringing Nature Home or Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy The article Gardening For Life by Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope video (1 hr. 23 min.) Doug Tallamy in His […] Continue reading "Celebrate Earth Week – April 19–25"
NATIVES TO KNOW Twinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla by Ruth Oldenburg, WORC Communication Chair One of the things I look forward to after Winter is the blooming of my favorite Spring ephemeral, Jeffersonia diphylla. This uncommon plant is known as Twinleaf, as its dark green basal leaves are divided into symmetrical lobes that look as if they are […] Continue reading "Natives to Know – Twinleaf"
