Monthly Archives: November 2017

Signs of Fall 13: Lake Erie is Green (but not in a good way)

Lake Erie and several of its contributing rivers have been the sites of a number of environmental catastrophes. The “death” of the lake was announced in both the media and in the scientific literature back in the late 1960’s, and … Continue reading

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Signs of Fall 12: The Extinction of North American Ash Trees

One of my favorite sections of our old, campus nature trail was the first hundred yards, or so, that wound through a volunteer forest of white ash trees. The straight, graceful trunks of the ashes and their deep green, lance-shaped … Continue reading

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Signs of Fall 11: Lyme Disease and Vaccines

In June 2017 I wrote my annual blog about black-legged ticks and Lyme disease. I won’t talk about the tick life cycle again until next spring, but I do have some updates and new perspectives about the disease and also … Continue reading

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Signs of Fall 10: Shoulder Seasons, Elk and Goats

I was reading a paper a few days ago about some of the potential impacts of a warming climate on the hardwood forests of eastern North America when I came to the following sentences: “…. you have to look at … Continue reading

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Signs of Fall 9: Tree of Heaven

In Betty Smith’s novel, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” the sight of a Tree of Heaven pushing its way up through the endless concrete and brick of the Williamsburg tenements is an inspiring metaphor for the robustness and tenacity of … Continue reading

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