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After Tucker Tower we headed back to camp for lunch. Energy would be needed for an afternoon hike on the Anadarche Creek Trail. More goodies from the trail tomorrow! The Ecologist Who Made Biodiversity Count 7,000+ new species discovered in Earth’s deepest ocean trench Butterflies are disappearing from the U.S. at an alarming rate Stand…
Eagerly we headed up the hill to Tucker Tower! Yep Tucker Tower is worth the visit! The 1st eclipse season of 2025 starts this week Humans Have Been Perfecting Avocados for 7,500 Years US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental…
On Friday we started to explore the park, Lake Murray State Park. Furthermore we decided to explore the Tucker Tower first. I learned in online search that you could climb to the top. And it was a pretty day so the view would be spectacular. At least that was our hope. However before we started…
Lake Murray State Park in Oklahoma was our ticket to another adventure. 🙂 Our trip started on sunny Thursday. In any case, we are looking forward to exploring the park for a few days. International Women’s Day: Female Science Stars to Follow in 2025 Red Fish, Blue Fish Ancient humans used bone tools one million…
Another First Wednesday outing had rolled around on March 5th. It was sunny, though a bit chilly with a pretty good breeze. I had picked a spot that was on a hilltop. It had been a grand outing on the hilltop! The Oldest Laurasian Dinosaur: New Discovery Rewrites Dinosaur Origin Story These Portuguese Libraries Are…
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So on yesterday’s outing I had a mission. My friends are back for the season! Yes, it was hard to pull myself away. However if I hadn’t pressing chores I would have stayed longer. Forty-five minutes was all I had time for. Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World Take me home, country toads…
Yesterday was pretty dreary. More exciting bloomings tomorrow. 🙂 US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back 4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Circle Discovered in Denmark This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
We got 0.26″ of rain last night. Here’s hoping we get more tonight! It was a dreary day, but I managed to get out to the grasslands for a short visit. Stay tuned for that tomorrow. 🙂 Biologist Spots Rare, Flightless Grasshopper in Virginia for the First Time in Nearly 80 Years Lost in the…
Sometimes while exploring we find skulls and bones. Here are two found on Friday’s outing. My go-to book for skulls is the “Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species” (November 21, 2006) by Mark Elbroch. Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in Tennessee Scientists Reveal How This…