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    • Shrubs
      • Aronia sp. – Chokeberries
      • Ceanothus Americanus – New Jersey Tea
      • Corylus Americana – American Hazelnut
      • Galussacia Baccata – Huckleberry
      • Lindera Benzoin – Spicebush
      • Sambucus canadensis – American Elderberry
      • Vaccinium angustifolium – Lowbush Blueberry
      • Vaccinium Corybosum – Highbush Blueberry
      • Vaccinum Macrocarpon – American Cranberry
      • Viburnum Trilobum – High Bush Cranberry
      • Viburnum nudum – Wild Raisin
    • Trees
      • Asimina triloba – Pawpaw
      • Diospyros Virginiana – Persimmon
      • Fagus Grandifolia – American Beech
      • Juglans nigra – Black Walnut
      • Prunus Maritima – Beach Plum
      • Quercus Muehlenbergii – Chinkapin Oak
    • Herbaceous
      • Allium Canadense – Canada Onion
      • Allium Cernuum – Nodding Onion
      • Allium Tricoccum – Wild Leek
      • Nelumbo Lutea – American Lotus
      • Oenothera Biennis – Evening Primrose
      • Physalis spp. – Groundcherries
      • Polygala lutea – Orange Milkwort
      • Pycnanthemum spp. – Mountain Mint
      • Pontederia Cordata – Pickerelweed
      • Sagittaria Latifolia – Duck Potato
    • Vines
      • Apios Americana – American Groundnut
      • Cornus Canadensis – Creeping Dogwood
      • Mitchella repens – Partridge Berry
      • Passiflora incarnata – Purple Passionflower
      • Smilax spp. – Greenbriar
      • Vitis spp. – Grapes
Nature in Art

No Easel? One Will Be Provided

June 10, 2020July 7, 2020 Naturalist Nate

A resource for painting nature discovered in southern New Jersey.

Native Garden Challenge

Native Garden Friend Challenge

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 Naturalist Nate

Many people who would choose to plant native gardens lack the ambition, do not want to spend the money, or just find it too much of a hassle. Right now I am experimenting with sprouting native flowers and giving them Many people who support environmental causes or nature in general would be likely to plant… Continue reading Native Garden Friend Challenge

Covid Comparisons · Current Events

Flattening the Curve: Environmental Management Style

March 7, 2020June 22, 2024 Naturalist Nate

As “flattening the curve” became so well-known and commonly referred to during the Corona pandemic, I thought it made a good segue into watershed management.

Book Review: Nature’s Nether Regions
Book Reviews

Book Review: Nature’s Nether Regions

March 1, 2020December 24, 2020 Naturalist Nate

This book is about the evolution of male and female genitalia, both in cooperation and competition.

Nature in Art

Waves and Sky

February 9, 2020July 14, 2020 Naturalist Nate

Featuring some landscapes by MichelleJudithArt

Book Reviews

Book Review: Bringing Nature Home

February 8, 2020December 24, 2020 Naturalist Nate

This book details the problems of invasive species and their impacts on the ecosystem.

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Genius of Birds

February 8, 2020December 24, 2020 Naturalist Nate

This fantastic book is an aggregate of studies detailing bird intelligence from tool-building to migrating to communication and more.

Nature in Art

19th Century Sketches

January 28, 2020July 14, 2020 Naturalist Nate

Featuring rural sketches of 19th century Connecticut by my great great aunt.

Invasive Species

Invasive Species and Why They Matter, a Talk by Douglas Tallamy

January 18, 2020June 11, 2020 Naturalist Nate
Edible Natives

Edible Natives of the Northeast Part II

December 24, 2019December 21, 2020 Naturalist Nate

Groundcherries, mountain mint, huckleberry, and black walnut.

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Native Flowers

Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
Groundseltree (Baccharis halimifolia)

Native Insects

Silver spotted skipper
Orange sulphur butterfly
Male blue dasher dragonfly
Great Black Digger Wasp
Zebulon skipper
Monarch butterfly
Monarch caterpillar
Bald-faced hornet nest
Differential grasshopper
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Eastern tiger swallowtail
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Large Milkweed Bug
Great Golden Digger Wasp
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