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Bumble Bee and Grape Hyacinth
February 27February 27 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for March 2021

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February 20February 19 Donna L. Long

A Winter Sunrise

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February 13February 12 Donna L. Long

Nature Activities for Kids and Other Beginners

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
January 30January 29 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac February 2021

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and turtles in a pond.
January 2January 2 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac – January 2021

Keeping a Nature Journal, 3rd ed.
December 8 Donna L. Long

New Keeping a Nature Journal 3rd ed. by Clare Walker Leslie

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December 4 Donna L. Long

A Little Winter Break Until the New Year

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November 28November 27 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for December 2020

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October 29December 9 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for November 2020

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) with dead Bumle bee in my garden.
October 3October 3 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for October 2020

August 1October 3 Donna L. Long

August 2020 Nature Almanac

Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White)
July 22July 21 Donna L. Long

Make a Spotted Lantern Fly Trap

The Sun burns bright in Space.
June 20May 18 Donna L. Long

Change is Coming

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May 30October 3 Donna L. Long

June 2020 Summer Nature Almanac

Praire Warbler (Dendroica discolor). Photo courtesy Jack Dingle/Pennsylvania Game Commission.
March 4September 24 Donna L. Long

Spring Warblers – Birding Tips and Techniques

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