Home Crow’s Nest: Spring Creeping In Crow’s Nest: Spring Creeping In March 20, 2016
By Natural Lands
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager
Spring is arriving slowly in our native woods, despite the unseasonably warm weather we had two weeks ago. A couple of the most reliable early blooms are red maple (above) and alder (male catkins, below). Both have small flowers, only a tiny preview of what’s to come.
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