February 12, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have ancient acid-loving, artifact-saving, and amendment making plant to dig into, Peat Moss (Sphagnum spp.). Peat Moss,...
February 5, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a very important member of our local ecosystem that we all have seen but only a...
January 29, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday is our big water weasel: the North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis). Weighing in at roughly fifteen pounds...
January 22, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a common woodland Orchid most easily spotted by its evergreen winter foliage, Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor)....
January 15, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an oversized icy-white snowbird, the Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus). Tundra Swans are tied with the Wild...
January 8, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a thin porcelain-skinned nut-bearing tree, American Beech (Fagus grandifolia). American Beech is a common tree in...
January 1, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the haunting horned Hoot-Owl: the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). The Great Horned Owl is our...
December 25, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a spongy photosynthesizing fungus better known from the great white north but native to some of...
December 18, 2020
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have the under-bite champion of the bird world: the Black Skimmer (Ryhnchops niger). Black Skimmers are a...
