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As far as beautiful and charasmatic species go, the Monarch butterfly is certainly near the top of the list. This year, in order to help better understand the migratory and life history patterns of this insect, the Arboretum will be hosting a Monarch tagging workshop entitled “Monarch Melee” on Saturday September 11th, from 9:00am-12:00pm. Visitors will [...]
Most nights, looking up at the stars yields little more than a sore neck and a couple barely visible constallations, however Thursday night August 12 was quite different. Every year for nearly 2000 years, the Perseid Meteor Shower has been visible around this time of year. These sand grain sized particles flash across the night [...] The last weekend in June was certainly a busy one compared to most, we had two Nature walks this weekend, both of them spectacular! Saturday night was the first time that the Arboretum hosted a summer night time excursion. The walk was entitled Bats, Bibites, and BedSheets!?!?! The main focus of the walk being some [...]
Saturday June 19th marked the first time that the Arboretum hosted a Dragonfly Walk. We couldn’t have asked for a better day, and certainly, the 16 guests were not disapointed! We collected a total of 8 Dragonfly species (1 being a damselfly) including some really spectacular species such as the Midland Clubtail, Prince Baskettail, and a new [...]
When not avoiding mosquitoes, another pest you should avoid is certainy Poison Ivy. Although not a true ivy at all, this plant does somewhat resemble it. The problem with poison ivy is that it is often confused with many other plants, namely species like Virginia Creeper and Hog Peanut, both of which are totally harmless.
As biazzare as it may look to us, for a mosquito, looking at a Dragonfly head-on like this is kind of like looking down the barrel of a gun! Although insects can sometimes creep us out simply because of how they look, if we begin to break down why they look this way, we often [...]
The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail is our largest butterfly. They are simply beautiful and fairly easy to recognize, even from a long distance. Have a look for these majestic flyers around open fields and meadow clearings where they flutter about in search of flowers where they obtain their nectar, or even hanging around large puddles where [...] During a guided birding walk through the Arboretum this beautiful morning a total of 47 species were recorded …. including SSVs (soul-satisfying views) of the famous and elusive Red-bellied Woodpecker and confirmation of the return of the Bobolinks for yet another year … despite the almost certain fact that the hay in their meadow will [...]
Today, nearly 40 visitors were treated to a wonderful workshop at the Arboretum entitled “Taking Root”. This special workshop is hosted by John Watson, the forest operations manager of the Morgan Arboretum. John takes one day a year to host this workshop where he shares his near 30 years experience to help visitors solve their [...]
2010 marks the International Year of Biodiversity, a year in which appreciation and conservation of our wild species is at the forefront. Here at the Arboretum, we are celebrating the occasion with several new programs. One such program is the blog which you are currently reading. This blog is a great way for our Naturalists [...] |
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