by Susan Bergen | Apr 1, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
The eastern red maples silhouetted against the sky at the Colhoun meadow are pictured above. The red buds are actually flowers that need to be pollinated to produce viable seeds. To enable fertilization, the pollen must be transferred between the stamen (male parts of...
by Susan Bergen | Mar 5, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
Robins in holly A robin nests in a holly bush. A bumblebee savors meadowsweet pollen. A wild turkey gobbled down the dark blue berries on the maple leaf viburnum. A swallowtail butterfly lays her eggs on a spicebush leaf. A red fox bounds away into the thick...
by Susan Bergen | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
Blue Jays amidst a scattering of bird seed Birds spend the majority of their waking hours looking for food. Flying requires a lot of energy, which depends on a constant supply of sustenance. When the temperature drops and the leaves fall, many birds head south to...
by Susan Bergen | Jan 2, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
Much of the natural world appears to sleep in winter. Plants go dormant, nights are long and frigid, and food becomes scarce. It can seem to be an impossibly inhospitable environment at times, but the wild creatures among us have developed many survival strategies....
by Beth Sanford | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog Post
Many things about land trusts may surprise you. We’d venture that many of us are unsure exactly what a land trust is. We’re also confident that most do not recognize the current and potential impact of land trusts in Connecticut and across the country. Importantly,...
by Susan Bergen | Nov 7, 2023 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
White and red oak acorns from Browne Preserve collected by Chris Schipper As our deciduous trees shed their leaves each fall, they also drop an abundance of seeds in the form of acorns, nuts, and samarras. This seed crop, referred to as mast, is defined as the dry...
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