by Marisela De Santa Anna | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog
April 1, 2019 The days are running into each other as spring comes into full force. Time has become more spacious with the situation we are all in. Observing nature around us can be a way to relax and feel connected. As I take time to observe the changes that spring...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
March 25th 9am. As March is proceeding with its variable weather, and some rain thank goodness, the birds are really beginning to exhibit nesting behavior. I see that many are in pairs now, calling back and forth to each other in the trees and shrubs. Today I am going...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
March 17th 9 am. It is time to check on the Trillium, those beautiful lilies, Trillium albidum. Last year, there were hundreds of them blooming in the two oak woodlands in our valley, and with the extra rains we got, they seemed to thrive. This year I am sure the lack...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
March 10, 9 am. Today there is one animal I am interested in finding signs of and that is the American beaver, Castor canadensis. My colleagues have been observing trees that have been worked on by them in the vicinity I am walking and sure enough, I see a small...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
March 5, 9 am. Finally…a cool, almost moist day and I am out in the northern wetlands walking around looking at some very interesting mounds of wet clay. What are these burrow-like things? Some look like little volcanoes, others like caves flooded with water....
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
The Mourningcloak Butterfly March 2, 2020 As I walk along the riparian corridors in the Little Lake Valley, I notice that there is a large maroon or dark brown butterfly with pale-yellow ragged edges flying along beside me. It is not landing for very long making it...
