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November 18December 9 Donna L. Long

The Nature Journal

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Nature in Summer: An Overview

Great Spangled Fritillary on Echinacea purpurea
March 24January 15 Donna L. Long

A Backyard Habitat Garden: What You Need to Start One

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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

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February 6June 7 Donna L. Long

The Nor’easter, Understanding the Storm

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
January 30June 6 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac February 2021

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January 16January 15 Donna L. Long

Planning This Summer’s Backyard Habitat Garden

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January 9 Donna L. Long

Winter Walk Among the Pines – Nature Journal

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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A Little Winter Break Until the New Year

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Nature Almanac for December 2020

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November 21November 21 Donna L. Long

Winter Bird Migration and Irruptions (Videos)

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November 14November 10 Donna L. Long

Stalking the Woolly Bear Caterpillar

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October 29December 9 Donna L. Long

Nature Almanac for November 2020

October 24October 23 Donna L. Long

Sassafras Trees for Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Moths

Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
October 21October 21 Donna L. Long

An Autumn Grasshopper in My Garden

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