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

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Aug 31, 20244 min read
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What's in Bloom? Joe Pye Plant (not Weed!)
by Ginny Renjilian Eutrochium AKAÂ Joe Pye Plant Late summer is colored in yellow and purple (a bit of a color palette challenge for me...

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Aug 11, 20243 min read
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Snails
by Dennis McNair, PhD Snails, like slugs (which are just snails without shells), are gastropod mollusks. That means they're biologically...

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Aug 11, 20243 min read
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What's In Bloom? Joe Pye Plant
Eutrochium AKA Joe Pye Plant (not Weed!) Late summer is colored in yellow and purple (a bit of a color palette challenge for me as I...

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Aug 11, 20249 min read
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2024 Purple Martin Report
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...

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Aug 11, 20242 min read
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Damselflies
by Dennis McNair, PhD Damselflies are sort of Dragonflies’ smaller cousins. The two are closely related to each other in systems of...

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Aug 4, 20243 min read
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What's in Bloom? Jewelweed
by Leslie Renjilian Impatiens capensis AKAÂ Jewelweed, Touch-me-nots, or Orange Balsam Once on a Naturalist's Tour, the guide told us...

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Aug 4, 20242 min read
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Stow Cocktail Cruise Ferry
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...

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Aug 4, 20248 min read
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What's in Bloom? Purple-stemmed angelica
by Ginny Renjilian Angelica Atropurpurea AKAÂ Purple-stemmed Angelica, purplestem angelica, great angelica, American angelica, high...

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Jul 28, 20243 min read
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Aww! Steve Missed the Boat
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) The clubbers on the war canoes were having a blast on Wednesday morning and I swear our heron, Steve*,...

Bird, Tree & Garden Club
Jul 28, 202411 min read
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Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias)
by Leslie Renjilian Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) The clubbers on the war canoes were having a blast on Wednesday morning and I swear...

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Jul 28, 20243 min read
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What's for Lunch? Daylilies
Daylilies (Hemerocallis) Did you know they were edible? Betsy created these beautiful stuffed treats for the Friday Garden Walk through...

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Jul 21, 20245 min read
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A Hydrangea Primer
What's In Bloom? Hydrangeas! The photo above by Jeanne Wiebenga is of a Endless Summer Blushing Bride Hydrangea blooming in the Bride's...

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Jul 14, 20248 min read
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A Hydrangea Primer
by Leslie Renjilian What's In Bloom? Hydrangeas! The photo above by Jeanne Wiebenga is of a Endless Summer Blushing Bride...

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Jul 14, 20245 min read
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An Ode to Black Cohosh
What's In Bloom? Actaea (Cimicifuga) racemosa aka: Bugbane, Bugwort, Black Cohosh, Snakeroot, Macrotys, Black Bugbane, Rattleweed I'm...

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Jul 8, 20245 min read
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The Floating Fen
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...

Bird, Tree & Garden Club
Jun 30, 20248 min read
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Cicadas
by Dennis McNair, PhD First of all, cicadas are not locusts. Locusts are migratory grasshoppers that arise, occasionally, in very large...

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Jun 30, 20243 min read
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What's in Bloom? Kousa Dogwoods
by Leslie Renjilian The Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) blooms later than the native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), which means that...

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Jun 24, 20242 min read
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The 2024 Season is Off and Running
What's In Bloom? Kousa Dogwoods Cornus kousa The Kousa dogwood blooms later than the native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), which...

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Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Announcing the 2024 Brown Bag Lecture Series
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...

Bird, Tree & Garden Club
Jun 12, 202411 min read
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