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NATURALLY
The Naturally columns are brought to you each month by The Indiana Gazette and Friends of White’s Woods to showcase the wonders of nature in our area.
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Volume 1 Issue 1
An introduction to the Naturally series. Sara King.
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Volume 1 Issue 2
The Todd Bird Club completes its 30th year of Christmas bird counts, including 75 species and 6,991 individual birds. Margaret Higbee.
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Volume 1 Issue 3
Tulip poplars are one of the most majestic trees in Pennsylvania and in White's Woods and have a long and interesting history. Dana Driscoll.
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Volume 1 Issue 4
There is much to learn from and about the raptors who live nearby. Anthony Frazier.
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Volume 1 Issue 5
As days begin to lengthen and thoughts turn to spring, one of the earliest signs of the forest reawakening are the sights and sounds around vernal pools. Greg Podniesinski
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Volume 1 Issue 6
The northern spicebush (lindera benzoin), a small understory tree or large shrub that is bountiful and native in our region.
Dr. Dana Driscoll
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Volume 1 Issue 7
There are so many you can actually hear them sounding like the rustling of leaves. It was an incredible experience being surrounded by thousands of monarch butterflies. The whole migration sequence is absolutely mind boggling. The butterflies weigh less than a gram and they fly more than 3,000 miles each year. Cindy Rogers
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Volume 1 Issue 8
Sassafras (sassafras albidum) is a whimsical understory tree that is common all along the Appalachian Mountains. Sassafras trees are abundant in Indiana County, including throughout White’s Woods. Dr. Dana Driscoll
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Volume 1 Issue 9
R In early December, a group from Todd Bird Club had an opportunity to travel to southern Indiana County to watch the banding of a rufous hummingbird that was visiting a feeder. Carol Guba
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Volume 1 Issue 10
The presence of seal salamanders in White's Woods is a strong indicator of the ecosystem there.
Ed Patterson
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Volume 2 Issue 1
It is the quiet of the woods that allows one to listen to the forest. Sara King
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Volume 2 Issue 2
Beautiful specimens of northern red oak, white oak, black oak, and chestnut oak are found in White’s Woods.Some oaks live as long as 600 years and are important to the health of forest ecosystems in a variety of ways, including providing food for animals and humans. Dana Driscoll
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Volume 2 Issue 3
Native to Japan and eastern Asia, Japanese barberry is now widespread in the United States and is considered invasive in our ecosystem throughout the Eastern Seaboard. Dana Driscoll
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Volume 2 Issue 4
Polllinators, animals whose work supports the production of much of our food and support of our ecosystem, feed on the nectar produced by flowers and carry the pollen to other plants of the same species, enabling them to set seed and produce fruit. Dr. Sara Steelman
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Volume 2 Issue 5
Ramps, which can be found in White’s Woods, are also called wild onions, wild garlic or wild leeks. In France, they call it “bear garlic” because it is one of the first greens bears feast on to help them emerge from their winter lethargy. Marie Olson
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Volume 2 Issue 6
Studies show that time spent outdoors can substantially improve one’s physical and mental health. Spending time in places like White’s Woods can be so beneficial to us. Here is one technique to enhace your enjoyment in outdoor places like White’s Woods. Dana Driscoll
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Volume 2 Issue 8
July 2024
Coming soon!
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Volume 2 Issue 8
Au 2024
Coming soon!
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