Tag: habitat
This week’s blog is written by Lakin, an Ursids alumni, who got a whiff of a stinky insect and braved its stench to find out more. She investigated the “stink bug” and gives us all the details in her blog post, explaining why we see a sudden influx of stink bugs when the weather turns cool outside! What a stinky situation!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: education, exotic animals, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, research, Ursids, wildlife, winter, youth
This week’s blog post is written by Peter, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumni. He shares with us lots of great info about a diminutive little woodland creature – who has a way of “keeping its cool” throughout the harrowing winter months!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, Pennsylvania, reports from the field, spring, Ursids, wildlife, winter, youth
This week’s post comes to us from Peter, a monthly blog correspondent, as well as a Drummers and Ursids alumni. He writes about identifying trees in the winter when there are no leaves to rely on. This is not only a useful skill to have, it is also a fun way to spend time outdoors or on hikes!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: bark, Common Pennsylvania Trees, drummers, education, forest, habitat, hiking, lichens, tree I.D., trees, Ursids, winter, youth
This week, Hannah, a monthly blog correspondent and alumni of the Bucktails, Drummers, and Brookies field schools, writes about considering our more “showy” pollinators in the garden. She takes us deeper into the world of butterflies, and why they are key players on the pollinator field.
Julia, a new monthly correspondent and Bucktails and Bass alumni, writes this week’s post about how climate change affects the American pika. She explains the different dynamics that come in to play when the weather patterns pika rely on in their habitat change in drastic ways – and how they may not survive a permanent change in those patterns.
Tag: habitat
Stink Bugs
Posted: March 21, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog is written by Lakin, an Ursids alumni, who got a whiff of a stinky insect and braved its stench to find out more. She investigated the “stink bug” and gives us all the details in her blog post, explaining why we see a sudden influx of stink bugs when the weather turns cool outside! What a stinky situation!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: education, exotic animals, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, research, Ursids, wildlife, winter, youth
The Wood Frog
Posted: March 8, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog post is written by Peter, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumni. He shares with us lots of great info about a diminutive little woodland creature – who has a way of “keeping its cool” throughout the harrowing winter months!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, Pennsylvania, reports from the field, spring, Ursids, wildlife, winter, youth
Wintertime I.D. For Common Pennsylvania Trees
Posted: March 7, 2017 by Matt Vira
This week’s post comes to us from Peter, a monthly blog correspondent, as well as a Drummers and Ursids alumni. He writes about identifying trees in the winter when there are no leaves to rely on. This is not only a useful skill to have, it is also a fun way to spend time outdoors or on hikes!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: bark, Common Pennsylvania Trees, drummers, education, forest, habitat, hiking, lichens, tree I.D., trees, Ursids, winter, youth
Beneficials in the Garden
Posted: February 14, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week, Hannah, a monthly blog correspondent and alumni of the Bucktails, Drummers, and Brookies field schools, writes about considering our more “showy” pollinators in the garden. She takes us deeper into the world of butterflies, and why they are key players on the pollinator field.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Brookies, Bucktails, drummers, education, habitat, monarch butterflies, outdoors, youth
American Pika and Climate Change
Posted: November 22, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
Julia, a new monthly correspondent and Bucktails and Bass alumni, writes this week’s post about how climate change affects the American pika. She explains the different dynamics that come in to play when the weather patterns pika rely on in their habitat change in drastic ways – and how they may not survive a permanent change in those patterns.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: bass, Bucktails, climate change, education, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, wildlife, youth