Monthly Archives: April 2006
Time for Trillium
Hi all, Another update – this one should be entitled “Time for Trillium”. The large-flowered trillium is blooming in great abundance (literally thousands of plants) on the Roaring Run trail in Apollo. If you can get there this weekend, I… Continue reading
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Spring Observations that start with T
Deborah and I were out hiking again his weekend. We lined up a list of observations dominated by the letter “T.” We sat trillium, tadpoles, trout lilies, ticks, and titmice…. Continue reading
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More Flowers Blooming 2006
Hi all, Many more spring wildflowers are popping up with the warm weather and rain we have had. Here’s a link to pictures and descriptions – so put on your hiking boots! http://www.personal.psu.edu/dys100/whatsblooming/midApril06.htm… Continue reading
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Vernal Pools
Deborah and I were out hiking yesterday on the ridges and hollows around Roaring Run Creek in Armstrong County. We were looking for, among other things, “vernal pools.” These are small, shallow, temporary puddles and ponds that form in basins… Continue reading
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Spring Flowers 2006
Hi all, As promised, here is the latest update on what’s blooming, and it just keeps getting better over the next few weeks! Currently, you can see flowers of: Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica ) Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) Spicebush (Lindera benaoin)… Continue reading
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More Spring, 2006
Friends: At least it didn’t snow last night! More signs of Spring out on and around the Nature Trail: 1. Great Yellows! The forsythia bushes and the daffodils are all blooming. Neither species is “natural” to our area (daffodils are… Continue reading
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