December wildlife highlights of a lovely meadow right at the heart of a busy city in New England…
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Category: Notes from the Field
Birds in Winter, and the Fascinating Bra...
Winter highlights about birds. Here’s also a chance to be astounded by the brain of the small black-capped chickadee. Here’s to them!
Fresh Pond Almanac—November at the Meado
Over-Collecting (Mushrooms)
Not too long ago, I led a mushroom walk in central Massachusetts for the North Country Land Trust. Just prior to my foray, there’d been a mycological club foray at the same site, and the vast number of mushrooms collected by those foragers lay in waste on the ground near a picnic table. As a result, my own group encountered very few mushrooms.
Fresh Pond Almanac—October at the Meadow
Fresh Pond Almanac—September at the Mead
Wasps Biosurveillance and Milkweed Haven
Mid-summer highlights about the importance of wasps, and milkweed. What do they have in common? They’re often feared (wasps), or despised (milkweed). Here’s to them!
Fresh Pond Almanac—August at the Meadow
Join us as we investigate some of the insect activity at Fresh Pond, and the variety of plants that host it.
Fresh Pond Almanac—July at the Meadow
While many people enjoy the sun, other species do as well, as revealed by the rich ecological activity at Fresh Pond this time of year.
Fresh Pond Almanac—June at the Meadow
Prior to my time spent with EwA, I had never even heard of planthoppers or leafhoppers. However, within weeks, I saw Red-banded leafhoppers, Saddled leafhoppers, Citrus flatid planthoppers, and more at Fresh Pond! You can learn so much just from spending a few hours outdoors. Join us as we take a glance at the plant and insect activity at Fresh Pond at this time of the year.