Mother Nature Monday: The American Beech Tree
There are many ways to identify a tree. The tree’s bark, roots, leaves and leaf buds are all some of the parts of a tree that can help,...
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- Apr 4
- 2 min
Introducing Our Champion Tree
Several years ago Joe Bonnette, a retired forest ranger and a friend of mine, who lives in Graham County, informed me that we have a...
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- Apr 1
- 2 min
April's Partners of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wildnerness Newsletter
Dear Partners and Friends, We have an exciting April coming up. Hope you can join us at some of these events. The first week of April,...
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- Mar 26
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: Meet Little Brown Jugs and Ginger
You can find Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) growing in many areas of Graham County, and there is an especially nice patch along the...
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- Mar 20
- 3 min
Mother Nature Monday: Bring On the Ramps!
Many of our readers have heard of Ramps. This past week they have started to raise their pointy tips up from the soil. For those that...
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- Mar 13
- 3 min
Mother Nature Monday: Spring into Spring Wildflower Season
The Spring has officially begun! Every spring, when the ephemeral flowers start appearing in our woods and valleys, there are a few...
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- Mar 6
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: Cinnamon Clethra
The lower left loop of the double loop Memorial Trail is open again. This year I expect to see many things along that trail that I have...
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- Feb 28
- 3 min
The Adam and Eve Orchid
One of the striking native orchids that can be spotted in mid-winter is the Puttyroot orchid or Adam and Eve orchid. The Latin name for...
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- Feb 20
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: The Giant Tulip Poplars
Recently a friend expressed her concern that when the elderly Tulip Poplars, the Giants of the upper loop, died, that there would be no...
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- Feb 13
- 3 min
Mother Nature Monday: Rhododendrons as nature's weatherman
The Great Rhododendrons (Rhododendron maximum) are easily spotted in the winter by their evergreen leaves. Rhododendron comes from the...
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- Feb 6
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: Rose Moss
There are many kinds of moss in our temperate rain forest. The most beautiful moss I have ever seen can be found all year round but is...
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- Jan 30
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: Orchids in the Forest
When I think of orchids, I think of warm rainforests and brilliantly colored blossoms growing on trees somewhere near the equator. Much...
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- Jan 23
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: The Rattlesnake Plantain
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain is one of the perennial herbs that can be discovered all along the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Trail in winter. You...
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- Jan 16
- 2 min
Partners of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Newsletter
As we enter 2023, some things have changed in regard to the Partners and I want to make sure that information gets widely distributed. ...
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- Jan 16
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: Grab Your Magnifying Glass - it's Moss Season
One of my favorite things about hiking during the winter is admiring the brilliant mosses along the trails and creeks. Perhaps because...
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- Jan 9
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: What in the world is Moosewood?
During the winter months, when the trees are bare of leaves, it is fun to see if you can identify the various trees by their bark and the...
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- Jan 2
- 2 min
Mother Nature Monday: A New Year + Winter In the Forest
Happy New Year! It is the start of a brand-new year according to our calendars; however, our forests are still sleeping soundly after...
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- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Mother Nature Monday: Cubs in Trees
Did you know that bears like to raise their cubs high up in a tree? Think how much safer their babies are, secluded high above the...
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