David Anthony Martin
This is the sixtieth in a series of articles from the staff of the Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center that will provide resources and outdoor activity ideas for students and families. The public can help the nonprofit NWDC get through this challenging time by making a donation at https://hikeandlearn.org/donate/. Join NWDC for guided hikes and other exciting nature programs listed here: https://hikeandlearn.org/programs-and-events/.
The first time I encountered a ringtail was not out in the woods, it was in my home. I was sick and had awakened in the night with a fever, and as I entered the kitchen, there it was, sitting on the kitchen counter like some fey creature, head cocked curiously, large dark eyes staring at me nearly unblinking. I thought for a moment it must be the fever making me hallucinate. I was a bit shocked as I had never encountered them before and had no idea that they were a part of the local ecosystem. This beautiful and exotic creature w
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Visitor numbers at Highland Wildlife Park on the rise, new figures reveal
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Thousands of visitors are embracing life on the road as the easing of travel restrictions brings a welcome boost to trade at the Highland Wildlife Park.
Operators of the Kincraig based park have recorded a steady increase in footfall since reopening in March.
Latest figures released by park owners the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) have revealed around 2,500 visitors have been visiting the park each week through May, compared to just 800 to 1,200 in their opening weeks in March and April.
Nature’s Classroom: Colorado Edible & Medicinal Native Plants, Oregon Grape
David Anthony Martin
This is the fifty-ninth in a series of articles from the staff of the Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center that will provide resources and outdoor activity ideas for students and families. The public can help the nonprofit NWDC get through this challenging time by making a donation at https://hikeandlearn.org/donate/. Join NWDC for guided hikes and other exciting nature programs listed here: https://hikeandlearn.org/programs-and-events/.
A late spring walk in our greenways and wild areas will reveal lot of wildflowers blooming, attracting pollinating insects and hummingbirds. Dandelions, of course, are a common and easily recognizable example, but another plant, commonly known as Oregon Grape, is also an important food source for bees and butterflies. Oregon Grape, Mahonia (or Berberis) repens is a member of the Barberry family, which grows in the foothills, montane, and subalp