by Susan Bergen | Oct 28, 2026 | Blog Post
The Town of New Canaan where I grew up looks very different today than it did during my childhood. I lived next door to a large dairy farm on Ponus Ridge. There were many open fields across town and not nearly as many woods. There were no deer, no...
by Susan Bergen | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog Post
False Hellebore Veratrum viride This plant which grows near wetlands is commonly called false hellebore. It is also known by many other vernacular names such as: Indian poke; corn lily; bear corn; devil’s bite; duck retten; itch weed; poor Annie and tickleweed. And...
by Susan Bergen | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog Post
Male robins are full partners when it comes to helping their mates raise their brood. They bring food to the hatchlings and show them how to forage when they fledge the nest. In contrast, tom turkeys don’t help feed their chicks and have little to do with them. ...
by Susan Bergen | Feb 25, 2026 | Blog Post
Barred Owls (Strix varia) are common inhabitants of eastern North America. They thrive in mature woodlands and suburban areas, like New Canaan, which are rapidly becoming reforested. They hunt primarily at dawn and dusk, but are sometimes active during the day. ...
by Susan Bergen | Jan 4, 2026 | Blog Post
January is a good time to explore the winter woods and look for lichens clinging to the surfaces of rocks and trees. When the colors of the woods appear brown and muted, the greens and grays of lichen stand out. If lichens were the subject of the guessing game “Twenty...
by Susan Bergen | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog Post, Nature Feature, Stewardship
The leaves are falling and the droning of leaf blowers can be heard all over town as homeowners and landscapers attempt to remove every speck of leaf from our managed outdoor spaces. The current trend of keeping our home landscapes as neat and pristine as our living...
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