Blue Jay Barrens

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Edwards' Hairstsreak Larvae - Night Feeding

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Within the Blue Jay Barrens prairie openings are a scattering of medium to small sized Blackjack Oaks.  Some of these trees are decades o...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Toad Pool Success - Part 2

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Blue Jay Barrens is experiencing an influx of thousands of young Eastern American Toads emerging from the still under construction Toad P...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Storm Damaged Orchid

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The lone Blue Jay Barrens Yellow Lady’s Slipper Orchid sent up two stalks this year and managed to produce three full blooms. It’s ...
Friday, May 5, 2017

Number 544 - Virginia Bluebells

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Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica , has been added to the flora list as the 544 th plant species known to reside within the border...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

End of Spring Invasive Shrub Treatment

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There are two periods in the year when I aggressively attack the invasive shrubs at Blue Jay Barrens. First there is a spring season, whi...
Friday, April 14, 2017

Draba Pollinators

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The Draba cuneifolia have been in bloom for over six weeks now.  They went unscathed through a week long bout of cold weather that inclu...
Monday, April 3, 2017

Toad Pool Success

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Keeping the toad pools full of water has not been a problem this year.  Two or three rainfalls per week has kept them filled to the brim. ...
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