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January 15January 15 Donna L. Long

Starling Murmurations: How to Find One and When to Watch (with video)

January 8January 8 Donna L. Long

Project FeederWatch Info, Tips, and Nature Journaling Ideas

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January 1January 1 Donna L. Long

Keeping a Winter Nature Journal with Writing Prompts

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December 25December 27 Donna L. Long

Donna’s Nature Journal – January 2022

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December 18December 24 Donna L. Long

Finding Abandoned Bird Nests

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December 11December 12 Donna L. Long

Winter Animal Signs

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December 4December 4 Donna L. Long

Choosing Field Guides (with videos)

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November 27November 30 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for December 2021

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November 20November 20 Donna L. Long

Storing Food for the Winter (How to Hoard)

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November 17November 26 Donna L. Long

Best Books for Nature Journal Keeping and Drawing

Closeup of Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) rotting on the ground. Photo Donna L. Long.
November 13December 12 Donna L. Long

Foraging Black Walnuts (with video)

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October 30October 29 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for November 2021

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October 16October 30 Donna L. Long

Using the Pleiades as a Natural Calendar (with video)

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October 2December 12 Donna L. Long

Waterfowl Migration in Autumn

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October 2November 20 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for October 2021

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