Spring came to DC early this year with temperatures reaching into the low 80s by mid-March. While most people were thrilled about the unseasonably warm weather, I found myself unprepared. … Read more
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Great Lakes Ice: Missing in Action
After the fourth warmest winter on record, the extent of ice covering the Great Lakes is at a near record low. The extremely low levels are consistent with a study … Read more
GUEST POST: Making a Mild Winter Count
Kimberly Burger Capozzi is a mom and freelance writer based outside Pittsburgh, PA. She has written about parenting issues, wind power and military spending programs, and chronicles her family’s efforts … Read more
Guest Post: A Bare Bear Brook Park
Eric Orff is a wildlife biologist. He retired from New Hampshire Fish and Game in 2007 after a 31 year career as a biologist. He currently is a consultant to … Read more
Danger: Thin Great Lakes Ice
Great Lakes Ice Cover All of us in the Great Lakes region (and perhaps other regions also) are either enjoying or fretting over what is such a mild winter. Air … Read more
Wildlife Finding the Warm Winter Rather Bewildering
Punxsutawney Phil might think we have 6 more weeks of winter, but the geese, daffodils, and mosquitoes have a different idea. Across the continental United States, people are noticing that … Read more
6 Gifts Birds are “Tweeting” about this Holiday Season
Attract more birds to your backyard this holiday season by providing them the things they need most. Read more
This Just In: GAHHH THUNDERSNOW!
Are you a weather geek like me? Then you have to watch this video of the Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore absolutely losing his mind with excitement about thundersnow in Chicago … Read more
