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by Leslie Renjilian and Betsy Burgeson Ok, so what's a Methuselah? Great question. The Methuselahs  are the super generation of Monarch...

by Ginny Renjilian Eutrochium AKA  Joe Pye Plant Late summer is colored in yellow and purple (a bit of a color palette challenge for me...

by Dennis McNair, PhD Snails, like slugs (which are just snails without shells), are gastropod mollusks. That means they're biologically...

by Jack Gulvin Project notes All housing was cleaned out and stored by the end of September. Mites were found at a few nests. The natural...

by Dennis McNair, PhD Damselflies are sort of Dragonflies’ smaller cousins. The two are closely related to each other in systems of...

by Leslie Renjilian Impatiens capensis AKA  Jewelweed, Touch-me-nots, or Orange Balsam Once on a Naturalist's Tour, the guide told us...

If you're in town Week Nine, you won't want to miss this event! We got rained out last year, but we're trying again this summer. Join us...

by Ginny Renjilian Angelica Atropurpurea AKA Purple-stemmed Angelica, purplestem angelica, great angelica, American angelica, high...

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) The clubbers on the war canoes were having a blast on Wednesday morning and I swear our heron, Steve*,...

by Leslie Renjilian Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) The clubbers on the war canoes were having a blast on Wednesday morning and I swear...

Daylilies (Hemerocallis) Did you know they were edible? Betsy created these beautiful stuffed treats for the Friday Garden Walk through...

What's In Bloom? Hydrangeas! The photo above by Jeanne Wiebenga is of a Endless Summer Blushing Bride Hydrangea blooming in the Bride's...

by Leslie Renjilian What's In Bloom? Hydrangeas! The photo above by Jeanne Wiebenga is of a Endless Summer Blushing Bride...

What's In Bloom? Actaea (Cimicifuga) racemosa aka: Bugbane, Bugwort, Black Cohosh, Snakeroot, Macrotys, Black Bugbane, Rattleweed I'm...

Pop-up Field Trip to the Floating Fen Wednesday, July 2 at 8AM Meet at the South Gate Parking Lot at 8:00AM to carpool/caravan or meet us...

by Dennis McNair, PhD First of all, cicadas are not locusts. Locusts are migratory grasshoppers that arise, occasionally, in very large...

by Leslie Renjilian The Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) blooms later than the native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), which means that...

What's In Bloom? Kousa Dogwoods Cornus kousa The Kousa dogwood blooms later than the native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), which...

Thanks to Anna Mayberry for this photo of the Northern Lights over Chautauqua Lake on May 10, 2024 Dear Friends of the BTG, I am so...

by Dennis McNair, PhD The national news tells us to expect more named hurricanes and tropical storms in the next year, at least in part...