By Nancy Nabak, Communications Coordinator And this year, the “Upstanding Pillar in the Community” award goes to… the Monarch cater-pillar. I’m telling you, this six-legged pillar has been working very hard in the milkweed for decades to earn this distinction. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Butterfly
Written by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist The sun is shining, the days are warming up, migratory birds have begun to return…does this mean that spring is finally here? Even though this past winter was not nearly as bad as most … Continue reading
Written by Abby Adams, Woodland Dunes summer intern Two weekends ago I stumbled upon the most intriguing caterpillar I’ve ever seen – that of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. I briefly mistook the emerald green caterpillar for a leaf, but … Continue reading
During the course of summer one notices the waves of different insects that are present at different times. One might assume that they are present throughout the season, but really their populations ebb and flow during distinct periods, at least … Continue reading
We’re now firmly in the midst of another seasonal tug-of-war. On one hand summer hangs on meteorologically, but at the same time, biologically fall is moving forward relentlessly. Birds, bats, and insects are all streaming to places where in the … Continue reading