The Poison Plants 7/5/25

The Poison Plants by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator.   The Poison Plants The birth of a Nine Minute Naturalist topic is usually a very organic occurrence. I see something that piques my interest and I write on that subject. This article arose from...

Demand for Darkness 4-5-25

  Demand for Darkness by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator. I had the privilege to travel to Colorado for the first time in my early teenage years. An individual’s initial visit to the wild west changes your thinking on so many topics. A big...

Spring Melodies 3-22-25

Spring Melodies by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator. The noises of nature rise precipitously as we enter the spring season. At Wintergreen, our rise in acoustics can be largely attributed to our frog population. Our woods, streams and ponds are loaded with...

Importance of Snags 3-5-25

Nine Minute Naturalist by Josh Palumbo Oak decline, emerald ash borer, hemlock wooly adelgid and a host of comorbidities such as old age has produced a forest with copious amounts of dead or dying trees. While not the ideal state, the death of a tree is the good...

New Year’s Resolution 1-21-2025

New Year’s Resolution by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator.Wherever you stand on resolutions, we probably agree that making improvements in our daily life is a worthwhile pursuit. I won’t dare to make suggestions on how to improve your personal life however...

Merry Mistletoe 12-5-24

Merry Mistletoe by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator. As the husband of a music teacher and choir director, the Christmas season tends to start earlier than most for me and my household. I fight hard to keep my celebration of the Christmas season to post...