Ripples from the Dunes by Nancy Nabak, Communication Coordinator When the white stuff falls, I don’t go south. Instead, I don my boots, snow pants, and coat and pride myself in being one of the first to make a snow … Continue reading
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Recently, several families visited the nature center to participate in a session in our series “Raising a Wild Child”. The day was a bit ugly- rain melting the snow on the ground, but the group went outside anyway. As … Continue reading
The State of the Woods It’s zero degrees as we walk into the forest, but sunny and no wind. The air smells and feels clean, as if it’s been sanitized by the cold. Dry light snow clings to the … Continue reading
Mid January really marks the halfway point in the biological winter season. We’re now into the very coldest time of year, but we’re nearly a month past the solstice and the daylength is increasing. Days are longer because the sun is higher in … Continue reading