Nature Notes March 2021 by Linda Martinson, Blue Ridge Naturalist The West Fork of the French Broad … More
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Winter Reading Recommendations
February 2021by Linda Martinson “Everything is connected, absolutely everything.” Sm’hayetsk Teresa Ryan, forest ecologist, The Mother Tree Project I read … More
Walkingsticks and More
August 2020 by Linda Martinson We had an exciting surprise one fine August morning: a walkingstick on our car door … More
Mid-summer Musings
July 2020by Linda Martinson Following up with salamanders: I’ve tried a few times, but I haven’t been able to find … More
Bats in the News
by Linda MartinsonApril 2020 Bats are in the news these days as the natural hosts of the virus SARS-CoV-2 which … More
It Was a Mountain Laurel Spring
It Was a Mountain Laurel Spring by Linda Martinson More likely it was due to favorable spring weather with lots … More
Fraser Magnolia Trees: Ancient Botanical Relics
May/June 2019 by Linda Martinson Every year in May, the big magnolia tree behind our … More
Sourwood Trees
October 2018 by Linda Martinson “It must be the beginning of fall because the sourwood leaves have turned a brilliant … More
Holiday Gift & Winter Reading Ideas: Surprise! Nature Books
by Linda Martinson, Blue Ridge Naturalist Does anyone else feel that the year has flown by? But undaunted by a … More
Winter musing about weather, hibernating and opossums
by Linda Martinson, Blue Ridge Naturalist We often have interesting weather in Western North Carolina. One day this month, during … More
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