Catskills forests

Mighty Mites of the Catskills and Other Little Critters! (What’s alive in the forest floor?)

By root2shoot on Friday, Apr. 8, 2016 - 9:53 am

Face to face with the spider Callobius (picture above) This last week’s snowfall made a post about spring garden flowers seem somewhat unseasonal. During the warm spell preceding the snow fall, however, I sampled some leaf litter from my backyard, and I... Read more

Maples Like You’ve Never Seen Them!

By root2shoot on Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 - 9:46 am

Maples are not considered by most folks to be a flowering tree. Most people won’t even notice them until the fallen flowers collect on the windshields of their vehicles. A single female flower Close up, maples flowers are recognizable as flowers. Red... Read more

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Catskills forests

Mighty Mites of the Catskills and Other Little Critters! (What’s alive in the forest floor?)

Maples Like You’ve Never Seen Them!