by Trudy Irvine | Jul 31, 2021 | Environment, Nature
by Trudy Irvine, Member of Education Committee Videos courtesy of Liz Anderson-Peacock The graceful white-tailed deer is the most widely distributed and most numerous of all the large mammals of North America, and it is always magical to spot them out in the islands...
by Trudy Irvine | Jul 21, 2021 | Nature
by Trudy Irvine, Member of Education Committee Photos by Chrystal Barrett (1st one) and Trudy Irvine (2nd) “Gonna find my baby,gonna hold her tight,gonna grab some afternoon delight -my motto’s always been when it’s right, it’s right -why wait until the...
by Helen Bryce | Jul 17, 2021 | Environment, Water, Water levels
by Helen Bryce, Director of Education INTRODUCTION As a child growing up here every summer, I listened to my grandfather talk about the water levels. He described a 5 – 7 year cycle; and, as a child, I noticed the water level gradually rising each...
by Trudy Irvine | Jul 14, 2021 | Environment, Nature
I can attest that, as a student of biology in the early 90’s, anthropomorphism and personification were frowned upon. Plants and animals were to be viewed through a scientific lens and were largely regarded as an increasingly complex series of cellular structures and...
by Sandy Boeckh | Jul 14, 2021 | Environment, Gypsy Moth, Invasive Species
We may have received some help from Mother Nature in our battle against the infestation of gypsy moths. The caterpillars were slowing down and looking like they were preparing to pupate just over a week ago. However, the apparent slowing down or lethargy was likely...
by Sandy Boeckh | Jul 14, 2021 | Environment, Gypsy Moth, Invasive Species
Sandy Boeckh believes that there is still time to build those pheromone traps (described in last week’s eBlast and now found on PaBIA’s website) for the male gypsy moths. Look at the two pictures she’s shared: one – the moth’s...
