Nature Nearby: Music of the Night
By FRED SEITZ — It’s hard to miss the daytime and evening melodies of our local insects, including an assortment of grasshoppers,…
Nature Nearby: Denizens of a dark, damp domain
By FRED SEITZ — Early in June, I was doing a bit of work in my yard. I got an…
Nature Nearby: Take it slow, escargot
By FRED SEITZ — Spring appears to finally have arrived and, with it, some of our more unusual, and sometimes…
Nature Nearby: Return of the Night Screamer
By FRED SEITZ — It was a dark, but not necessarily stormy, night. A blood-curdling scream pierces the air. Some…
Nature Nearby: When slipping is a ball
BY FRED SEITZ — This time of year, slipping can be expected during snowy walks. However, even without snow, slipping frequently…
Nature Nearby: Nature’s winter forecaster?
BY FRED SEITZ — Walking down the street on a mild October afternoon, my wife and I encountered one of winter’s most…
Nature Nearby: The fungus among us
BY FRED SEITZ — The extensive rain in the past few months has raised the visibility of one of the most adaptive,…
Nature Nearby: Pump down the volume
BY FRED SEITZ — The fireworks of the Fourth of July and summer parties are upon us, bringing their booming —…
Nature Nearby: Batting a thousand
BY FRED SEITZ – Spring brings not only flowers, allergens and baseball bats, but also some small night fliers with unfortunate,…
Nature Nearby: Green invaders in Magruder Park
BY FRED SEITZ — Walk along the bike path near the Northwest Branch and you may notice signs about a research…