Monthly Archives: October 2020

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Something important to appreciate about soil is that it is alive. Soil is not itself a living organism, but it is so chock full of such astoundingly large numbers … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) The National mammal of the United States (named by Presidential decree in 2016) is the American bison (Bison bison). This is a very curious selection since Americans did their … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to audio version of this blog!) I am waiting for the leaves to start to fall from my trees. It is an event that occurs at the same time each year. Back in Pennsylvania it was … Continue reading →

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Although Greeley, Colorado is located in the high, dry, sagebrush plains of Northern Colorado, it has earned the designation of a “Tree City USA” from the Arbor Day Foundation … Continue reading →

(Click hear to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Over the past six years I have written a number of articles about our Cavity Nesting Team study up at Harrison Hills Park in northern Allegheny County. Each year … Continue reading →