Blue Jay Barrens

I was doing some work around my barn this afternoon and scared up this American Woodcock from a small clump of grass and Japanese Honeysu...

I’ve had exceptional luck finding salamanders at Blue Jay Barrens so far this year. The most recent species to enter the breeding pond is ...

Leavenworthia uniflora is also setting a new early bloom record this year.  First bloom appeared on March 3, about ten days earlier th...

The Blue Jay Barrens Draba cuneifolia have set a new record for early blooming.  First full blooms appeared on February 26, more than tw...

Yesterday, I added a new species to the Blue Jay Barrens salamander list.  Marbled Salamander, Ambystoma opacum , is a species that I rea...

Invasive shrubs manage to overwhelm many ecosystems by more effectively exploiting the resources available in their environment.  They ar...

It has been a couple of years since I’ve done any large-scale field mowing with the brush mowers. For about 12 years I followed a planned...