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Vernal pools, also called vernal ponds or ephemeral pools, are temporary pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and an...

Horned Grebe Today I re-learned a basic fact. In the "Middle of the Lake" means just that. No matter which side of the Long Ru...

Witchhazel The word 'March' comes from the Roman 'Martius'. This was originally the first month of the Roman calendar a...

Charlestown State Park , near Charlestown, IN, recently merged with the Falls of the Ohio State Park, so many of our volunteer activities ...

As I walked down the trail at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve this afternoon, I heard the clear song, Drink your tea! in the nearby brush. ...

"Let's go for a walk," my daughter said. "I've got the day off, and have never seen Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve. Yo...

In mid-February, Mother Nature has given us a break from the dreary relentless winter cold, snow and wind. Instead, we are enjoying a hint o...

Most birders have had a mountain-top experience while birding. You know, the kind where you see more cool birds than you've ever seen b...