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Make Way For Autumn
September 30, 2012 Don’t you just love the weather lately? After an exceptionally hot summer, the cooler temperatures of autumn can be a welcome relief. more »» 
Matching bird food to feeders
September 29, 2012 The bird feeding season is upon us, and invariably questions about which foods and feeders are best fill my mail box. Here’s a preemptive effort to answer some of those questions. more »» 
Loving local food
September 29, 2012 “I’ll get it to August, after that it is on its own.” Those are my grandmother’s words, channeled through my mother, echoing in my head as I weed the garde. more »» 
What is this autumn caterpillar living in a silky web?
September 29, 2012 While my wife and I were travelling south of Warren, P. more »» 
A Quiet Invasion
September 23, 2012 Some plants, like some people, like it quiet. They prefer to hang out in the quiet and undisturbed areas where there isn’t much going on. European frogbit is one of those plants. more »» 
The unscary night
September 22, 2012 Nighttime can be a scary notion for children. Many books, movies and television shows play on children’s fear of the dark. more »»
Woody the Woodpecker or the surprising belted kingfisher?
September 22, 2012 The belted kingfisher reminds me of the cartoon character, Woody the Woodpecker. That’s because its head has an irregular crest. Before you see it, you will know it by its call. more »» 
Fall Yard Care: Save Your Gold, Save Your Green
September 16, 2012 How do you manage your gold and your green? In your yard, are your leaves and grass clippings to be bagged and discarded? Each fall, property owners repeat the cycle of managing the leaves that drop... more »» 
Lake View Cemetery tour tickets on sale
September 15, 2012 The Fenton History Center’s Saints and Sinners Lake View Cemetery tours and Mausoleum and More tours tickets are on sale at the Fenton History Center, 67 Washington St., Jamestow. more »» 
Fighting aquatic aliens
September 15, 2012 We poled the flatboat through the shallow water of the Big Pond at Audubon. One volunteer, Bill, reached down and pulled gently on a small floating mass of leaves. more »» 
Enchanted Forest can provide real-life lessons
September 15, 2012 The seventh annual Jamestown Audubon Society Enchanted Forest scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 5-6, from 6 to 8 p.m. more »» 
Historical Perspective On Chautauqua Lake Environment
September 9, 2012 We tend to regard the past with nostalgia. We believe life and the environment were better “back then.” But were they? Maybe as many as 2,500 years ago, people wandered the shores of Chautauqua Lak. more »» 
Insects and iPods
September 8, 2012 Kaufman’s Field Guide to Insects of North America says that the Northern walking stick is fairly common. more »» 
Hummingbirds found in area from late April to early October
September 8, 2012 The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird in most of the eastern United States. more »» 
Watershed A World Away
September 2, 2012 Visiting Lake Mburo National Park in southwest Uganda was a welcomed break from my volunteer work and research in a nearby district in August. more »» 
Fall cleaning made fun
September 1, 2012 With gloves and old clothes, I arrived with others around 8 a.m. at Larimer Park in Russell, Pa. We fueled ourselves with doughnuts and coffee and met our teammates and prepared our gea. more »» 
Corn, properly called maize, is everywhere in our lives
September 1, 2012 With an early August birthday, my special meal dating back to my teenage years was an outdoor grilled hamburger, potato salad, a cola drink and fresh corn on the co. more »» 
Stand Up Paddle Boarding, Anyone?
August 26, 2012 It probably wasn’t very nice of me, but I’ve been wishing and hoping for rain, winds out of the southeast, and cooler temperatures for most of the summer. more »» 
Audubon is for scouts
August 25, 2012 We have a miniature dry-erase board on our refrigerator at home. It is divided into six columns. The first five columns represent Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday share the last column. more »» 
Happiness is nature; the joys of having a new dog
August 25, 2012 A joy of nature has just entered my life. I have a new dog. It was a stray found on the Jamestown streets. I have had a pet most of my life. Most of them were stray dogs. None were pure-breeds. more »» |
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