by Linda Ehinger | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Nine Minute Naturalist by Josh Palumbo Allow Me to Introduce You “Out of sight out of mind” is a familiar phrase that is easy to understand. If you do not see something or someone for years they get pushed back into the recesses of the brain until they...
by Linda Ehinger | May 28, 2025 | Nine-Minute Naturalist, Uncategorized
The Example of Elusiveness by Josh Palumbo, Most animals have some innate desire to be elusive. Life amongst humans demands a certain level of wariness for all animals. Deer, squirrel, groundhogs, and many birds become quite accustom to our presence and can...
by Kathie Driscoll | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Morels on the Mind by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator. The calendar has flipped to April and with that change comes a bit of anticipation. The adage “April showers bring May flowers” could also be “April showers bring April morels.” Not nearly as catchy...
by Kathie Driscoll | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kathie Driscoll | Mar 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Linda Ehinger | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
