A blanket of winter snow on the forest floor is the perfect background for viewing certain Adirondack critters. One of these critters is the snow flea – which, as Tom and Jackie Kalinowski explain, isn’t really a flea.
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Although the blue jay is considered to be a permanent resident of the Adirondacks, it can choose to fly south for the winter if it hasn’t identified – or cached – a reliable food source. That’s why blue jays can be seen almost every day during some winters, and hardly at all during others.
The gray fox is the less common fox species in the Adirondacks. While the red fox is associated with more northern climates, the gray fox is essentially a southern species – although it can be found in northern climates like ours. With a stouter body and shorter legs, traveling through deep snow can be a [...]
Without a doubt, the balsam fir is a quintessential Adirondack tree – especially during this time of year. So, as a special holiday treat, Tom and Jackie Kalinowski investigate the balsam fir in their fifteenth episode of Nature In the Adirondacks.
One of the critters who’s probably most relieved that snow has finally arrived in the Adirondacks is the Varying (or Snowshoe) Hare. Because this hare changes coat colors twice a year – and because the change is triggered by daylight hours and not the weather – the Varying Hare can stand out with its [...]
On November 9th and 10th, 2009, close to two hundred youth, faculty, and administrators from high schools and colleges throughout the North Country met at The Wild Center for the first Adirondack Youth Climate Summit. They explored climate change, its effect on the Adirondacks, and planned ways in which they could reduce energy consumption and [...]
Despite its tiny brain, the Black-capped Chickadee can remember thousands of places it has stored seeds and other small pieces of food. According to Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology, the bird’s brain adapts for this type of new information every year. The Chickadee swaps out certain brain neurons with old information for new [...]
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