by Susan Bergen | Sep 13, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
Christmas ferns along the water cascade path at Watson Symington Preserve Did you know that ferns are among the oldest plants on earth? Some varieties are as old as the dinosaurs and predate the rise of flowering plants. Ferns are vascular plants with tissues that...
by Elle Smith | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog Post
Happy National Dog Day! August’s Last Saturday on the Trail, held on August 24th, celebrated National Dog Day at Watson-Symington, NCLT’s largest preserve that allows dogs off leash until noon. Our partner, Pet Pantry Warehouse, set up a fantastic display...
by Susan Bergen | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly Did you know that dragonflies as a species are older than the dinosaurs? Their prototype appeared on earth nearly 200 million years before the arrival of T Rex and his cousins. Fossil evidence indicates that the largest dragonfly in...
by Susan Bergen | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog Post, Nature Feature
False blister beetles on trout lily The human eye is naturally drawn to the grand vista – sweeping views of distant landscapes – so that we often overlook the minutiae living at our feet. Much of the intersection between the plant and animal world happens at eye level...
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...
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