December is the month where Fall turns into Winter and the natural world is settling into a long, cold winter. Plants are mostly dormant, many animals are in…
As Mary Holland points out in her magisterial Naturally Curious (https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/), November is a month of increasing “quiescence,” as many plants and trees become dormant, and some animals get ready…
October is a month of change and transformation as Fall takes center stage and New England transitions between Summer and Winter. October 3rd is National Children's Health Day, a…
September is a time of preparation in the natural world as animals and plants make the transition between Summer and Fall. We are right on the cusp of summer and…
August in New England and the North East of North America can get very hot as we enter into the "dog days" of summer ( see https://www.almanac.com/content/what-are-dog-days-summer). As the director…