by Mary Ella Ramer, 15 | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers
Photo © Dreamstime.com. “Look, Mary Ella, another contest!” my brother announced. I hurried over to the sofa where he was poring over the pages of the latest Nature Friend.“Wildflower ‘Learning by Doing’ Contest,” I read aloud. “Write a “Learning by Doing” story of...
by Maria Carver | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Articles & Stories, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers
Treasure hunts are lots of fun, aren’t they? The suspense of knowing that something special is hidden, prolonged by the fact that it takes effort to find! It was with that sort of feeling that we hopped out of the car at Campbell Valley Park—our starting point for the...
by Eugene Martin | Jul 20, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Flycatchers, Plants & Fungi, The Birders' Trail, Wildflowers
The morning was pleasantly breezy. As I snatched a wildflower guide plus pen and paper, I could feel that I was in for an adventure or two. This would be my first wildflower hunt, and I was somewhat new to identifying them, although I am an avid birder. But it sounded...
