The Boulder County Nature Association Winter Solstice Hike has kestrels and bald eagles along the trail and a circle gathering to welcome 2020. Image: A pair […]
Nature Almanac
Nature Almanac – What’s Hiding?
What’s hiding in fallen winter leaves and old tree stumps? Ruth Carol Cushman and Scott Severs visit Boulder’s Sawhill Ponds to look for hidden insects, deer […]
Nature Almanac: Boulder Teen Stargazers
Boulder Teen Naturalists talk about the natural world at use telescopes to stargaze at their annual pizza party on Shanahan Ridge in South Boulder with Steve […]
Nature Almanac: Ailing Aspens
Ailing Aspen Trees – Leave that turn brown or black instead of gold are an increasing sign of ailing aspen trees along the Front Range. Boulder […]
Nature Almanac: Nuthatches in Long Canyon
In September, Nuthatches in Long Canyon walk upside down on tree trunks, storing nuts and seeds in the bark to save an extra snack for winter. […]
Nature Almanac – Sunrise at Jim Hamm Park
Sunrise at Longmont’s Jim Hamm Park. Bullfrogs and blackbirds everywhere. A Marsh Wren family hides in the cattails, including fledgelings that still have their yellow baby […]
Nature Almanac – Wildflower Extravaganza at Sandstone Ranch
Normally it’s cliff swallows that make Longmont’s Sandstone Ranch special. This year’s abundant rains have added lush prairie grasses and wildflowers, making the ranch a Botanical […]
Nature Almanac – Seeking Western Tanagers at Waneka Lake
This month on the Nature Almanac, Ruth Carol Cushman and Scott E. Severs search for Western Tanagers at Waneka Lake in Lafayette, CO. Will they find […]