Spending time in nature is great unless there is an unexpected storm. But the weather doesn’t have to put a stop to outdoor adventures. Adults and their 8 to 12-year-old(s) can be Audubon Community Nature Center Natural Investigators Saturday, July 22, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and learn ...

Many of the summer insects we see do not suddenly appear as the fully formed adult versions we are likely to casually encounter. These insects, along with many amphibians and a few other animals have life cycles that require us to look in an entirely different direction to find their younger ...

If you have ever explored outside with young children, you know there is a very good possibility that you will spend a lot of time looking at ordinary things. There are rocks on the trail you would not notice without children to point them out and plants you would otherwise pull out as weeds. ...

Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders are all amphibians. They are also the creatures Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers will study on Saturday, July 8, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Area residents are invited to be among the 3 to 8-year-olds and their favorite adults who come and see what they ...

It was peaceful out in the middle of the pond. The wind rustled the cattails, creating a rippling rush of sound that whooshed in from the distance and faded off behind me. The occasional loud monkey-like call of a nesting Common Gallinule echoed out of the deep grass. Geese honked in the ...

An unusual haze has descended on most of New York and neighboring states, and this area is no exception. The sun shining through my windows this morning gave a weak, yellow light. By 11 a.m., the air at ACNC smelled strongly of smoke. Everything looked foggy and out of focus. The haze was the ...