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jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Preparing for Winter Animal Tracking
As we sit and wait for the snow to start (and stay), I find myself chomping at the bit, anticipating another season of animal...
As we sit and wait for the snow to start (and stay), I find myself chomping at the bit, anticipating another season of animal...
Josordoni posted a tweet
RT @meemalee: @EssexEating My husband says you are a bunghole with no feel for natural history.>> Goodness, he is GOOOD
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
A Favorite Bird: Red-Breasted Nuthatches
One day last year I was teaching a group of elementary school students the basics of bird watching and bird ID. It was June,...
One day last year I was teaching a group of elementary school students the basics of bird watching and bird ID. It was June,...
JonesY posted a blog entry
UF researchers take part in DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of...
4 days ago
Termite Expert: New Building Code ...
| Topics: Environment, Natural..., Research, Sciences
Termite Expert: New Building Code ...
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Common Sense posted a blog entry
Natural Trap, Wyoming, 1975
In August 1975, while working for the University of Kansas, I was assigned to report on a dig in a cave in Wyoming. I...
In August 1975, while working for the University of Kansas, I was assigned to report on a dig in a cave in Wyoming. I...
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Flight Risk : The Humane Society of the United States
Human Society film on Toronto's Flap program.
Human Society film on Toronto's Flap program.
http://www.birdsandbuildings.org/docs/CPDbirdsafedesign.pdf
Chicago Park District bird-safe design Jan. 26, 2009
Chicago Park District bird-safe design Jan. 26, 2009
Publications List
LEED certification includes bird-friendly construction.
LEED certification includes bird-friendly construction.
8 days ago
Delicious
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Ed Brenegar posted a tweet
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jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Tuppence a Bag
The little old lady who sat in the square selling birdseed in the Disney version of Mary Poppins was offering a pretty good...
The little old lady who sat in the square selling birdseed in the Disney version of Mary Poppins was offering a pretty good...
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Fatal Light Awarness Program - based in Toronto.
Fatal Light Awarness Program - based in Toronto.
8 days ago
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| Topics: environment, conservation, ecology, natural_hi... | Add delicious to your profilejnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Black Knot Fungus – Scourge of Adirondack Cherries
Nature is constantly at war with itself. Romantics tend to see nature as colorful sunsets, fox pups playing around their dens,...
Nature is constantly at war with itself. Romantics tend to see nature as colorful sunsets, fox pups playing around their dens,...
John B posted a tweet
off to Blaise Castle House Museum with the Bristol Natural History Consortium, looking at the site of BioBlitz2010 #scb
Loves2LearnKat posted a blog entry
Senior Travel Tours
Senior travel tours are a great way to see the world. They’re safe, they’re affordable and they’re also an...
Senior travel tours are a great way to see the world. They’re safe, they’re affordable and they’re also an...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Adirondack Tree Identification 102
Now that we’ve mastered the trees with opposite branching, it’s time to turn our attention to those whose branches...
Now that we’ve mastered the trees with opposite branching, it’s time to turn our attention to those whose branches...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Adirondack Tree Indentification 101
I was a Stumpy – a student at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. While an undergrad, I was enrolled in the...
I was a Stumpy – a student at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. While an undergrad, I was enrolled in the...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Porcupines - Armed and Dangerous
At the mention of the word “porcupine” most of us conjure in our minds the image of a medium-sized brown animal covered...
At the mention of the word “porcupine” most of us conjure in our minds the image of a medium-sized brown animal covered...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
November in the Adirondacks
November often seems like the most barren time of the year. The bright colors of autumn have passed, leaving a world of greys...
November often seems like the most barren time of the year. The bright colors of autumn have passed, leaving a world of greys...
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RT @tamarackbeach: RT @CenterdinSD: Today's popular group-friendly place: San Diego Natural History Musuem http://bit.ly/3m0zhs #sandiego
27 days ago
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| Topics: popular..., Friendly..., SanDiego, natural... | Add twitter to your profilejnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
4th Annual Carnivorous Nights Taxidermy Contest
It's time to haul that albino jack-a-lope out of the attic; time to dust off that high quality deer butt door bell, or other...
It's time to haul that albino jack-a-lope out of the attic; time to dust off that high quality deer butt door bell, or other...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
In Newcomb: Identifying Roadside Roses
Perhaps November is really not the time of year to try to identify roadside roses. Sure, the hips are lovely, and they...
Perhaps November is really not the time of year to try to identify roadside roses. Sure, the hips are lovely, and they...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
In Paul Smiths: Owls Of An Adirondack Winter
With a full, November "beaver" moon overhead we plodded along on the Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center trails. The...
With a full, November "beaver" moon overhead we plodded along on the Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center trails. The...
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SU - Bald bears baffle vets with mystery condition at German zoo | Mail Online
Furless bear at Leipzig Zoo.
Furless bear at Leipzig Zoo.
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Wild Clematis of the Adirondacks
Any stroll along a damp patch of land, be it river or stream, canal or marsh, is bound to yield discoveries to delight the...
Any stroll along a damp patch of land, be it river or stream, canal or marsh, is bound to yield discoveries to delight the...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Galls Revisited: It's Not Hard to be Humble
When one is a practicing naturalist, one must always be willing to say two things. One, "I don't know." And two, "Hm...I...
When one is a practicing naturalist, one must always be willing to say two things. One, "I don't know." And two, "Hm...I...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Musings on an Adirondack Autumn
“When will the colors be at peak?” Every year, starting in early August, we get asked this question countless times. We are...
“When will the colors be at peak?” Every year, starting in early August, we get asked this question countless times. We are...
JonesY posted a blog entry
UF study finds deficiencies in Columbus picture books used in schools
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The story of Christopher Columbus and the people he encountered when he arrived in the Caribbean has yet...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The story of Christopher Columbus and the people he encountered when he arrived in the Caribbean has yet...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Lycopodium - The Moss That Isn’t
Language. It’s supposed to make communication easier, but sometimes it ends up just confusing issues more. Take plant...
Language. It’s supposed to make communication easier, but sometimes it ends up just confusing issues more. Take plant...
Josh More - Entropologist posted a blog entry
Security Lessons from Nature – Smart Crabs
Crabs have claws. Some of them have ridiculously oversized claws, some are stronger than the jaws of a wolf and some can give...
Crabs have claws. Some of them have ridiculously oversized claws, some are stronger than the jaws of a wolf and some can give...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
New Study: Coy-Wolves Evolved To Hunt Local Deer
A new study by scientists from the New York State Museum shows how local coyotes have evolved to be bigger and stronger over...
A new study by scientists from the New York State Museum shows how local coyotes have evolved to be bigger and stronger over...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Appreciating Adirondack Grasses
Are you one of those people who, when driving down the Northway, notices the various colors of the grasses growing in the...
Are you one of those people who, when driving down the Northway, notices the various colors of the grasses growing in the...
Josh More - Entropologist posted a blog entry
Security Lessons from Nature – Fierasfer
All over the Internet, the fierasfer (aka pearlfish) is defined as: A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their...
All over the Internet, the fierasfer (aka pearlfish) is defined as: A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
DEC Announces Pheasant Stocking Locations
In time fro the opening of Pheasant Season on October 1st, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will...
In time fro the opening of Pheasant Season on October 1st, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Dealing with Frost in the Adirondacks
Last night the Weather Gurus predicted a low of 25 degrees Fahrenheit for Newcomb. Brrr. In anyone's book, that is chilly....
Last night the Weather Gurus predicted a low of 25 degrees Fahrenheit for Newcomb. Brrr. In anyone's book, that is chilly....
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Hornets or Wasps: Learning to tell the Difference
When I came back from my vacation in early August, we had an impressive addition to the Visitor Center’s building: a large...
When I came back from my vacation in early August, we had an impressive addition to the Visitor Center’s building: a large...
jnwarrenjr posted a blog entry
Leatherleaf – An Adirondack Heath
The other day I was paddling a peaceful lake with a friend, poking around a pocket wetland along one of its shores, when I came...
The other day I was paddling a peaceful lake with a friend, poking around a pocket wetland along one of its shores, when I came...
Josh More - Entropologist posted a blog entry
Security Lessons from Nature – Salamanders
All amphibians have poisonous skin secretions, which means that the common salamander is coated with a thin poisonous film....
All amphibians have poisonous skin secretions, which means that the common salamander is coated with a thin poisonous film....
