Tag: nature observation
This week’s blog post is written by Julie, a Bucktails alumna. Julie gives some insight on making the boring things in life a tad bit more meaningful. Check out her observations and remember to enjoy the beauty in nature!
Ever wonder what those plants are that are taking over your backyard? or the side of the road? or the nearby hiking trail? Freya, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumna, writes about her battles with these few invasive plant species and her battle to rid them from their improper homes.
Curious about the incoming flocks of geese flying overhead? This week, Josh, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumnus, writes about his observations and research about the Canadian geese taking their long trip home.
Grace, a Brookies alumna and monthly correspondent, writes about her blind experience with a buck, with hyper hearing and but blind in the night. Read on about her observations and interaction with nature!
This week’s blog post is written by Gabe, a monthly blog correspondent and Ursids alumnus. Gabe gives a tour of the mound-building termites’ home. A home that is more than a home; it is an amazing engineering feat of a small creature that builds something enormous…
Tag: nature observation
Observing the Little Things
Posted: April 25, 2016 by Academy Director
This week’s blog post is written by Julie, a Bucktails alumna. Julie gives some insight on making the boring things in life a tad bit more meaningful. Check out her observations and remember to enjoy the beauty in nature!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, nature observation, Pennsylvania, youth
Join the Resistance! The Fight Against Invasive Plants
Posted: April 18, 2016 by Academy Director
Ever wonder what those plants are that are taking over your backyard? or the side of the road? or the nearby hiking trail? Freya, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumna, writes about her battles with these few invasive plant species and her battle to rid them from their improper homes.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, habitat, nature observation, reports from the field, Ursids, youth
Geese Migrating Home
Posted: April 11, 2016 by Academy Director
Curious about the incoming flocks of geese flying overhead? This week, Josh, a monthly blog correspondent and Bucktails and Ursids alumnus, writes about his observations and research about the Canadian geese taking their long trip home.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: birds, nature observation, outdoors, wildlife, youth
The Night of the Buck
Posted: April 4, 2016 by Academy Director
Grace, a Brookies alumna and monthly correspondent, writes about her blind experience with a buck, with hyper hearing and but blind in the night. Read on about her observations and interaction with nature!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: nature observation, Pennsylvania, youth
Engineering of the Termite
Posted: March 21, 2016 by Academy Director
This week’s blog post is written by Gabe, a monthly blog correspondent and Ursids alumnus. Gabe gives a tour of the mound-building termites’ home. A home that is more than a home; it is an amazing engineering feat of a small creature that builds something enormous…
Category: Youth Blog Tags: nature observation, outdoors, Ursids, wildlife, youth