Nature Moments

Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

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Nature Moments in the News

September 1, 2018

The yearlong Nature Moments video series was recently featured on local ABC affiliate WMTW’s "Made in Maine" series, hosted by Steve Minich.

The yearlong Nature Moments video series was recently featured on local ABC affiliate WMTW’s “Made in Maine” series, hosted by Steve Minich, and on Maine Public Radio’s “Maine Calling,” hosted by Jennifer Rooks.

 

Filed Under: Winter

Lichen Partnerships

June 7, 2018


Those splotches on rocks, tree trunks and twigs? Lichens! Lichens are actually a symbiosis between two major divisions of life, neither of which is a plant. And you can find them everywhere, as long as the air is not polluted.

Filed Under: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter Tagged With: April, August, December, February, Fungi, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September

Faith in Trees

May 7, 2018


Trees provide us shelter, fuel, food, protection from climate change, and beauty. But they also have deep spiritual importance. In a treetop conversation, forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni points out the connection between trees and religion.

Filed Under: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter Tagged With: April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, Plants

House Invaders

April 20, 2018


If you live in an old house, you probably are acquainted with these three home invaders: long-bodied cellar spiders, western conifer seed bugs, and multicolored Asian lady beetles. Although they’re not native to the northeast, they’re completely harmless and really quite companionable.

Filed Under: Winter Tagged With: Animals, December, February, Insects, Invertebrates, January, March

Galls, Cankers and Witch’s Brooms

April 9, 2018


Have you ever noticed tumor-like growths on plants? Fungi, insects, mites and bacteria are like “body snatchers,” penetrating plant cells and manipulating them to produce galls, cankers and witch’s brooms for the parasites’ benefit. Fortunately, most are benign.

Filed Under: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter Tagged With: April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, Plants, September

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