Snow Piling Up
The snow keeps piling up for us this February, its weight on the trees and the earth growing. We will have a lot of water to absorb into the soil come spring! If the conditions stay near normal throughout the next few months vernal pools should be filled with plenty of successfully reproductive amphibian life. Additionally, this upcoming weekend may finally thaw us out a bit (if we define “thaw” as the temperature actually rising above freezing for a few hours) and deliver a system featuring…gasp…liquid precipitation that does not freeze on contact! It is also known...
Read MoreCollege Lodge BioBlitz July 18-19, 2014
On July 18-19, 2014 experts from across the region will take part in a ‘BioBlitz’ conducted by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History at the SUNY College Lodge Nature Preserve in Brocton. A BioBlitz is a 24-hour race to identify as many species of plants and animals of all kinds on the property and we invite you to join in the fun. Hear from the experts what they are finding or join us for a number of free and public walks and talks about some of the unique and exciting life that can be found on the approximately 200-acre property owned and operated by the Faculty Student...
Read MoreSpring Peeper tadpoles
Spring Peeper tadpoles are starting to metamorph into miniature froglets right now. This little guy or gal still has a bit of its tail to resorb, but otherwise it looks ready to move out of the pond and into the wide world. An amazing transition in the span of just a few weeks!
Read MoreEastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Whether you want to call it a Red Eft or an Eastern Newt the Notophthalmus viridescens certainly is cute.
Read MoreGreen Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
This Green Frog thought it was hiding from me so very well recently at the SUNY College Lodge…
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