Notes from the Wild
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Butternut Canker
February 22, 2012
Most of our butternuts are dead or dying, stricken by a fungal disease called butternut canker.
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Friends of Ontario Snapping Turtles
January 31, 2012
Help the turtles by signing a petition being circulated by Friends of Ontario Snapping Turtles.
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Cardinals
January 3, 2012
Cardinals appear at feeders most frequently at dusk and dawn. Perhaps during the twilight hours they are less visible to predators.
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Cedar Waxwings
December 12, 2011
A lovely shrub that waxwings find irresistible in late fall and early winter is a native holly called “winterberry”.
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Norway Maples
November 17, 2011
Our rural roads and historic schoolhouses may have ended up as dull as suburbia in the fall.
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Exotic Species aka Mantis and Honeybee
October 22, 2011
What has our impact been on native North American wildlife? I think we know the answer to that.
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Wrens
August 30, 2011
Both male and female wrens generate a potpourri of chatter – a profusion of messaging rivaling the texting of human teenagers.
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Micro – cosmos in your yard
August 23, 2011
Many new point-and-shoot cameras have a macro focus function, allowing you to take close-up photos of miniature creatures.
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Caterpillars & Butterflies
July 25, 2011
Most butterfly caterpillars will mature and form chrysalides within two or three weeks.
Artist in Residence
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Susan Mein
A self-taught artist who began painting at an early age, Susan’s slightly naïve style adds extra charm to her nostalgic interpretations of rural life, which include scenes from here in the hills.
Countryside Digest
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Motor cars, canines and capitalism
In a move reminiscent of the infamous family-planning measures introduced in 1976, residents of Shanghai are only allowed one dog per household.
Letters
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Letters to the Editor
Letters published in the WINTER 2011 edition of In The Hills magazine.
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