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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go to Hawk Mountain and just get outside, watch for birds, and explore the natural world. Early October is a great time for watching bird migration along the Atlantic Flyway, and Hawk Mountain is a perfect spot to watch, especially on their overlook!
It's Spooky Season time! Enjoy stickers (perfect for trick-or-treating allergy free and sugar free!), snag some themed autumnal and handmade jewelry, or a foraging cocktails book, designed to get you outside enjoying the crisp autumn air!
Abscission is such a fun phenomenon to witness in the fall! It felt like it was raining gold while we were picnicking at the park under these Tulip Poplars and sycamores. Abscission is when the leaf is cut at the petiole (by the tree itself) once the tree no longer finds it worthwhile to keep the tissue. Wind comes along and detached the leaf, which then falls to the ground (or bonks you in the head mid-apple bite) relatively nearby. Decomposers break the old leaf down and return those nutrients to the parent tree to start growing new leaves again in the spring.
The colors of trees are so meaningful - each pigment plays a special role in plant health! On October 24th (10am), at @jagardens , dive into the science of plant colors through hands-on observation and exploration where participants (ages 4+) will get to take home their very own flower and tree leaf pounding project.
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