Beaver Brook in Hollis teaches tree identification

HOLLIS – On the morning of Jan. 19, a small group met in the barn classroom at Beaver Brook’s Maple Hill property to learn a little bit more about local trees.

For the birds: Winged predators seek certain trees when foraging for caterpillars

Location matters for birds on the hunt for caterpillars, according to researchers. Findings suggest that chickadees and others zero in on the type of tree as much as the characteristics of their wriggly prey.

Winged predators seek certain trees when foraging for caterpillars

Location matters for birds on the hunt for caterpillars, according to researchers at UC Irvine and Wesleyan University. Findings suggest that chickadees and others zero in on the type of tree as much as the characteristics of their wriggly prey.

For the birds

IRVINE — Location matters for birds on the hunt for caterpillars, according to researchers at UC Irvine and Wesleyan University. Findings suggest that chickadees and others zero in on the type of tree as much as the characteristics of their wriggly prey.

Thomas University students to learn in ‘living laboratory’

Students in Jessa Madosky’s biology and botany courses will get a hands-on lesson in conservation and invasive species this spring thanks to a $2,500 Outdoor Nation Grant from the Foundation for Youth Investment (FYI).