Category: Seasons
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Why Don’t Birds Get Cold Feet?
If you’ve ever ventured out on a cold day with your feet completely exposed, you know all too well how terribly it hurts. What about bird’s feet in Winter? Bird’s legs are different to humans. Get more information in this article written by Ashish.
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Weird Ways Reptiles and Amphibians Survive the Winter
How do frogs, snakes and turtles make it through the winter months in places that see blankets of snow, iced-over lakes and sub-freezing temperatures year after year? Read this article by Mark Mancini.
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Science of Fall Colors
Learn the basics of what causes the changes that occur in trees and shrubs during autumn. Visit the Science of Fall Colors article on the US Forest Services site.
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Sugar Maple vs Black Maple
Learn to distinguish the difference between sugar maple and black maple. One can find both species in Mitchell Scarlett Woods and Scarlett Mitchell Parks. Visit article of Sugar Maple vs Black Maple on bplant.org
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Fall in Mitchell Scarlett Woods
Above fall flora in September 2022 Above fall leaves in October 2022
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Loop Trail Walk in the Fall
Contains sixteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on October 15, 2022.
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Fall in Love with the Woods
We had three days of beautiful fall weather to fall in love with the woods. Judy Schmidt led three interpretive walks through the 90 acres of woods. Judy pointed out pileated woodpeckers, turtles, native and invasives plants, etc. These are five pictures from one of the walks. Join us for one or a series of…
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Stump Story by Judith Schmidt
A tree stands on the lawn of Scarlett Middle School, between the bus turn-around loop and the entrance to Mitchell-Scarlett Woods. The tree is a black walnut, but instead of a single trunk it has multiple trunks, some of which rise to a height of fifty feet or more. Because it stands alone, its branches…
