Sunday, January 20, 2019

Natural History and the Woods

After cold blustery NW storm winds, I went for an afternoon walk in the Woods. I did not find any largish branches, and there were no trees down across trails. Lots of small branches cut by Oncideres twig borers. The two ponds were both still well-filled and the Main SW trail was still flooded despite no significant precipitation in a week or more.
I encountered for four big white-tailed does at the east end of the North Trail. I waved to them and sang a greeting out loud. They looked uncomfortable, suspicious and curious. After a minute or two they moved away north.
Started thinking about the opportunity to bring small groups of people to Olivers Woods to explore/ learn about natural history, the deer, the trees, fungi, the invasives, reading the landscape, birds, beetles, insects, geology, human history, aquatic/ wetland ecology, tracks, other wildlife, etc.
Be fun to do this with just a dozen or fewer. Let everyone get to know the Woods. Maybe expand to other local areas, too.

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