Tag: trees
This week’s blog, written by a second year Monthly Blog Correspondent, Eli D, is ‘for the birds’! Eli, a Bass and Brookies alumni, often goes birding around Penn’s Woods. He explored a wooded area where birds inhabit places that are affected by habitat fragmentation, and muses over the benefits and costs to the ecosystem caused by these fragmented areas of wilderness during his outing.
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’s blog post is written by Wulfgar, a Drummers alumni, who muses about how trees make it through the long, harsh winter months. His curiosity piqued, Wulfgar dug deeper into the mystery of what happens to trees during winter, and found out what special adaptations they have developed to survive.
Peter, a Drummers and Ursids alumni, writes this week’s blog post about the Sassafras tree – demystifying some of it’s more unusual properties, sharing its history, and giving identifying characteristics so that you will know the unusual tree, should you come across it in the forest. Peter details the many uses of the sassafras tree, and includes many of his own great photos so you can be sure you are identifying the tree properly.
This blog is written by Freya, one of our Monthly Correspondents and an Ursids and Bucktails student. This post talks about the birches of Minnesota – its the last leg of her written tour of the state for you, and I hope you’ve enjoyed traveling around Minnesota through her blog posts as much as we have!
Tag: trees
Fragmentation: A Pandora’s Box for Birds
Posted: June 6, 2017 by Academy Director
This week’s blog, written by a second year Monthly Blog Correspondent, Eli D, is ‘for the birds’! Eli, a Bass and Brookies alumni, often goes birding around Penn’s Woods. He explored a wooded area where birds inhabit places that are affected by habitat fragmentation, and muses over the benefits and costs to the ecosystem caused by these fragmented areas of wilderness during his outing.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: bass, birds, Brookies, habitat, nature observation, outdoors, reports from the field, trees, 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
A Mid-winter Mystery
Posted: February 7, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog post is written by Wulfgar, a Drummers alumni, who muses about how trees make it through the long, harsh winter months. His curiosity piqued, Wulfgar dug deeper into the mystery of what happens to trees during winter, and found out what special adaptations they have developed to survive.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: drummers, education, journaling, nature observation, outdoors, trees, winter
Sassafras: Tree of Teas, Leaves, and Mysteries
Posted: January 3, 2017 by Katie Cassidy
Peter, a Drummers and Ursids alumni, writes this week’s blog post about the Sassafras tree – demystifying some of it’s more unusual properties, sharing its history, and giving identifying characteristics so that you will know the unusual tree, should you come across it in the forest. Peter details the many uses of the sassafras tree, and includes many of his own great photos so you can be sure you are identifying the tree properly.
Category: Youth Blog Tags: creative arts, drummers, leaves, nature observation, outdoors, photography, reports from the field, trees, Ursids, youth
Birch: ‘The Shining Tree’
Posted: January 27, 2016 by Katie Cassidy
This blog is written by Freya, one of our Monthly Correspondents and an Ursids and Bucktails student. This post talks about the birches of Minnesota – its the last leg of her written tour of the state for you, and I hope you’ve enjoyed traveling around Minnesota through her blog posts as much as we have!
Category: Youth Blog Tags: Bucktails, education, habitat, trees, Ursids