by Drew Lefebvre This fall, as I observed the bright colors on a range of deciduous trees, I couldn’t help but wonder: what factors determine the specific color that each tree turns in the fall? As with most topics in the natural world, the answer turns out to be:...
by Stephanie Laporte Potts This Halloween, as you’re enjoying your trick-or-treat spoils, be sure to thank a bat for your chocolate bar. Bats are key pollinators of cacao, the key ingredient in chocolate. (For those of you with enough willpower to restrain yourself at...
by Amy Howie We ventured off on a hike we have done plenty of times, expecting our usual outcome: amazing, expansive views, fresh smells of nature, and the sounds only a vast canyon can provide. It was Father’s Day 2017 when my husband and I decided to take our three...
by Bailey Zook As summer days start getting shorter and the temperatures begin to drop, metaphorical butterflies start to flutter inside my chest. The school year is beginning and I am so looking forward to getting back to teaching. Not only do I get the opportunity...
by Stephanie Laporte Potts They gather in the trees. On the ground. In cracks on the sidewalk and that sunny spot in the garden. Little red and black spots, sometimes spread out, and sometimes in massive pulsing blobs of dozens of individuals. Then, once summer camp...
