Blue Jay Barrens

Before I propped it up on a convenient gravel bar, this young Arrowhead plant, Sagittaria brevirostra , was riding the creek currents on ...

Five inches of rain fell at Blue Jay Barrens between December 22 and December 28.  The result was a pond full of water and the start of t...

On the day before Christmas, while the other family members were secreted away wrapping gifts, I took a trip to check on the progress of ...

After being dry for nearly six weeks, the pond was partially restored by a two inch rain during the last week of October.  I’ve been caref...

I took advantage of the mild weather during the first half of November to search out and eliminate some invasive shrubs.  Most of what I ...

Following a two day wind event, I took a walk along the new fence line to see if any branches had fallen on the fence.  No branches were ...