Field Notes with Dennis Chastain: The ancient, durable ‘day lily’
Between late May and early July, you really can’t miss seeing them along roadways, fence rows and around old, abandoned homesteads.
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Field Notes with Dennis Chastain: Blackberry season is here and with them, memories of a simpler time
As good as blackberry wine is, my hands down favorite way to eat blackberries is when they are the star attraction in a cobbler, with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream. It honestly doesn’t get any better than that.
Field Notes with Dennis Chastain: Baffling butterfly behavior
Individual butterflies don’t live very long. The typical lifespan of these ethereal beauties is measured in days, weeks and months — not years.
Field Notes with Dennis Chastain: Changing of the seasons
During the transition, things are happening at a pretty fast clip out there in the woods and wild places.
Field Notes with Dennis Chastain: Black Bear Behavior 101
Did you know? Bear trees are older pine trees that have been clawed by bears.
Field Notes with Dennis Chastain: Early Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers
“At any given time, everything in nature is either undergoing some disaster, recovering from the last one, or preparing for the next one.”