March 12, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a widespread spreading shrub that’s all the rage this time of year, Blueberries, genus Vaccinium. Blueberries...
March 5, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a spindly spidery critter with a superstitious reputation, the Harvestmen of order Opiliones. Harvestmen are arthropods...
February 26, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an almost evergreen understory addition to our upland woodlands, Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria). Sweetleaf, also called Horsesugar,...
February 19, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a pair of fluffy butted, big eared, garden guests: the Cottontail Rabbits (genus Sylvilagus). Rabbits as...
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...
