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Stephen Birchard
Mar 3, 20216 min read
Monarch Butterflies Are In Trouble: Can we help them?
As a species, monarch butterflies are fighting for their life.
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Bill Magee
Feb 27, 20210 min read
Floating the Rancocas Creek with Bill Magee, and the Music of Gershwin
Enjoy a autumn kayak float of the Rancocas Creek in South Jersey.
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Rick Scheflen
Feb 24, 20217 min read
Pretty Boy: A carnival prize becomes a family's treasure
by Rick Scheflen I am five years old, riding the Ferris wheel in Wildwood, NJ. Sitting next to me is my sister Barbara, who is two years...
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Dr. Ron Bright
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Birds R Us!
Birding is a great hobby for me and often a social event when done with other people.
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Stephen Birchard
Feb 16, 20214 min read
A Rite of Passage
This is the holy grail of fly fishing; I have found rising fish.
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Stephen Birchard
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Nature, by Henry David Thoreau
O Nature! I do not aspire To be the highest in thy choir, - To be a meteor in thy sky, Or comet that may range on high; Only a zephyr...
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Stephen Birchard
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Can Plants Learn? (The answer is surprising!)
Learning by association is when a neutral stimulus is associated with a stimulus that evokes some kind of behavior. The classic example...
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Stephen Birchard
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Dog's Sense of Smell: We knew it was good, but this is crazy!
Dogs have many redeeming qualities. For example, they are really good sniffers. They love to smell everything, especially us, and...
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Stephen Birchard
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Trees Make Us Healthier
From the Boreal forests in Northern Canada to the lush tropics of the Amazon rain forest, trees are ubiquitous. In this time of concern...
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