by Linda Ehinger | Jul 2, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist
Nine Minute Naturalist by Josh Palumbo A Family Resemblance One of my beloved families of plants is the heath family. So much of our mountainside ecosystem consists of adored representatives of the heath family such as rhododendron, mt. laurel, and azalea. Once those...
by Linda Ehinger | Jun 6, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist
Nine Minute Naturalist by Josh Palumbo Allow Me to Introduce You “Out of sight out of mind” is a familiar phrase that is easy to understand. If you do not see something or someone for years they get pushed back into the recesses of the brain until they...
by Linda Ehinger | May 28, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist
The Example of Elusiveness by Josh Palumbo, Most animals have some innate desire to be elusive. Life amongst humans demands a certain level of wariness for all animals. Deer, squirrel, groundhogs, and many birds become quite accustom to our presence and can...
by Kathie Driscoll | Apr 7, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist
Morels on the Mind by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator. The calendar has flipped to April and with that change comes a bit of anticipation. The adage “April showers bring May flowers” could also be “April showers bring April morels.” Not nearly as catchy...
by Kathie Driscoll | Mar 22, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist
Spring Melodies by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator. The noises of nature rise precipitously as we enter the spring season. At Wintergreen, our rise in acoustics can be largely attributed to our frog population. Our woods, streams and ponds are loaded with...
by Linda Ehinger | Mar 5, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist
Nine Minute Naturalist by Josh Palumbo Oak decline, emerald ash borer, hemlock wooly adelgid and a host of comorbidities such as old age has produced a forest with copious amounts of dead or dying trees. While not the ideal state, the death of a tree is the good...
