Naturalist Notes – Winter Mushrooming
Canada Geese, Robins, Song Sparrows, Red Winged Blackbirds…a cacophony of sounds has just begun anew here at NorthWoods Stewardship Center. You can almost feel the seeds stirring in the soil, and you can definitely taste the sap flowing from our maple trees. (We drink pitchers full of it during staff meetings.) There’s a race among staff to find the first magenta-blossoming Beaked Hazelnut bud, and I’ve heard plans being hatched for whitewater paddling trips. Every day it feels like spring is offering a new spark of life for us to enjoy. Incredibly, only a few weeks [Read More...]
