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Kamikaze Owls?

Why are these magnificent creatures common roadside fatalities?
12/20/2012
22

Another Warm Winter?

Five out of the 10 warmest winters since the mid-1800s have occurred in just the past 20 years.
12/13/2012
23

The Turtles of Winter

Everything you wanted to know about brumation but were afraid to ask
12/06/2012
24

Black bears looking for winter dens

On average, a bear will need to eat 10,000 to 12,000 calories a day.
11/29/2012
25

Food for Thought this Thanksgiving

I still remember my third-grade Thanksgiving pageant.

I was a pilgrim and wore all black with silver buckles on my shoes. The “Indians”...
11/21/2012
26

The Fear of Flowers

Ranger Amy’s Top Five Most Bizarre Nature Phobias
11/15/2012
27

November in Bloom

While everyone else was enjoying the early snow last week, I caught myself looking for flowers. 

These flowers might not be as pretty as...
11/08/2012
28

Share Nature with Your Children

These days I hear a lot of “back in my day” talk. 
10/25/2012
29

Let’s Talk Weather

I think that we are more natural creatures than we give ourselves credit for.

We are connected to nature in ways that our conscious minds...
10/17/2012
30

In Memoriam: Daddy Longleg

On nice days throughout the summer and fall, the rangers will almost always prop the door to our little office so that it stays open throughout the...
10/11/2012
31

Rattlesnakes in the Mountains

“The only good snake is a dead snake.”

You, the reader, might agree with this opinion. I have certainly heard it expressed many...
10/04/2012
32

A Naturalist’s Obsession

On my way to work this morning I spotted five monarch butterflies.

Although many monarchs are usually spotted on the Blue Ridge Parkway this...
09/27/2012
33

Squirrels and goldenrod: Autumn is here

While walking through Julian Price Park Campground this week, I was hit in the head by an acorn. It hit the ranger hat with a thud. Ladies and gentlemen, fall is here.
09/20/2012
34

The Ranger’s Stethoscope

Last spring I asked a good friend, who is a nurse, if I could have her old stethoscope. “Tired of doing the ranger thing, and planning to start a...
09/13/2012
35

‘Guest Naturalist on the Green Stuff’

What is the colorful plant growing on the trees at Bass Lake? — Wanders but Not Lost
09/06/2012
36

Wings and the Wind

Many winged creatures already migrating to the south
08/30/2012
37

Flora and Fauna Identification Tips

A few friends have recently asked me why I have not contributed any readers’ questions to the column during the past few weeks. 
08/22/2012
38

Confessions of a Naturalist

A few days ago, I found myself in a phone conversation with a distant relative who lives in New York City. She asked me what I was doing with my...
08/09/2012
39

Adopt-a-Trail

Could there be a better day than the one where you get out on the trail with your friends?
08/02/2012
40

Biodiversity on the Blue Ridge Parkway

A National Park Service report came out recently that should give us locals something to be proud about.
07/26/2012

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