Monthly Archives: March 2018

Signs of Spring 5: Skunks!

(If you would like to listen to an audio version of this blog, please click here!) The scientific name of the striped skunk is Mephitis mephitis. “Mephitis” is Latin for “noxious vapor” and is an extremely appropriate genus and species … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 4: Wood Frog Day (year #6)!

(if you would like to listen to an audio version of this blog, please click here!) I am sitting at my writing desk on this first day of Spring watching the snow pile up in my back yard. It is … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 3: The Evolution of Butterflies and Moths

(If you would prefer to listen to an audio version of this blog, please click this link!) (Thanks to Rob Bridges who passed along a newspaper article about these very interesting moth and butterfly fossils.) Butterflies and moths are collectively … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 2: Two Walks

(If you would prefer to listen this blog, please click here!) Deborah and I went down to the Rock Furnace trail last Sunday afternoon. There was abundant sunshine, but the air was shockingly cold when you stepped into the shade. … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 1: City Deer and Country Deer

(If you would prefer to listen to an audio version of this blog, please click on this link!) Back in 2010 Deborah and I hiked the length of the Baker Trail here in Western Pennsylvania. The Baker Trail is by … Continue reading

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