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March 1, 2013
Block students spend time in the great outdoor classroom of the natural world for RPTM 326, Natural History Interpretation.  They’re looking for tracks, nibbled-upon food, and other signs of animals…
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March 1, 2013

Block students spend time in the great outdoor classroom of the natural world for RPTM 326, Natural History Interpretation.  They’re looking for tracks, nibbled-upon food, and other signs of animals…

    • #tracking
    • #mammals
    • #mammal
    • #outside
    • #outdoors
    • #trees
    • #forest
    • #nature
    • #animals
    • #spring
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February 14, 2013
With far less foliage comes greater ease of finding treasures in the trees… —photo by Kyle Scully
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February 14, 2013

With far less foliage comes greater ease of finding treasures in the trees… —photo by Kyle Scully

    • #winter
    • #nature
    • #tree
    • #nest
    • #outdoors
    • #outside
    • #treasure
    • #bird
  • 3 months ago
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December 14, 2012
This plant is known as Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia). “They’re very small—only about 1/4 inch in diameter, but with the appearance of fine woodwork. I think that’s part of their attraction for me. One tries to believe they were made, that they didn’t just grow. Interesting, that place in the mind where artifice and nature meet.” —text from a blog by James Golden, photo by Jerod Skebo
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December 14, 2012

This plant is known as Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia). “They’re very small—only about 1/4 inch in diameter, but with the appearance of fine woodwork. I think that’s part of their attraction for me. One tries to believe they were made, that they didn’t just grow. Interesting, that place in the mind where artifice and nature meet.” —text from a blog by James Golden, photo by Jerod Skebo

    • #seedbox
    • #plant
    • #seed
    • #box
    • #artifice
    • #nature
    • #meet
    • #woodwork
    • #brown
  • 5 months ago
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November 29, 2012
We’re preparing for our Wreaths, Swags, and Dried Bouquet workshops by collecting natural items like Grapevine and Spruce! Bring the family out this Saturday, December 1 or Tuesday, December 4 to make some fantastic holiday decorations. (Please call 814-863-2000 to register; materials fee is $7.50 or $5 for members.)
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November 29, 2012

We’re preparing for our Wreaths, Swags, and Dried Bouquet workshops by collecting natural items like Grapevine and Spruce! Bring the family out this Saturday, December 1 or Tuesday, December 4 to make some fantastic holiday decorations. (Please call 814-863-2000 to register; materials fee is $7.50 or $5 for members.)

    • #wreaths
    • #swags
    • #bouquets
    • #dried
    • #grapevine
    • #spruce
    • #collecting
    • #craft
    • #holiday
    • #decorations
    • #natural
    • #nature
    • #collect
    • #collection
    • #pennsylvania
    • #outside
    • #outdoors
    • #fun
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August 25, 2012
‘Coppe’ is an Old English word for ‘Spider.’ Thus, “cobweb”? Arachnid Etymology! —photo by Justin Raymond
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August 25, 2012

‘Coppe’ is an Old English word for ‘Spider.’ Thus, “cobweb”? Arachnid Etymology! —photo by Justin Raymond

    • #spider
    • #spiderweb
    • #cobweb
    • #arachnid
    • #web
    • #nature
    • #wildlife
    • #insects
    • #pennsylvania
    • #flies
    • #dinner
    • #eating
  • 8 months ago
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August 3, 2012
“You don’t have to have rules or goals or a board or even anything to play with except each other. But whatever it is that you’re playing, there are two things you have to take seriously: being together, and the sheer fun of it all. No game is more important than the experience of being together, being joined, being equal - governed by the same rules, playing for the same purpose. And no purpose is more uniting and freeing than the purpose of being fun with each other.” —quote by Bernie DeKoven, game designer, author, and fun theorist
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August 3, 2012

“You don’t have to have rules or goals or a board or even anything to play with except each other. But whatever it is that you’re playing, there are two things you have to take seriously: being together, and the sheer fun of it all. No game is more important than the experience of being together, being joined, being equal - governed by the same rules, playing for the same purpose. And no purpose is more uniting and freeing than the purpose of being fun with each other.” —quote by Bernie DeKoven, game designer, author, and fun theorist

    • #fun
    • #exploration
    • #nature
    • #outdoors
    • #bridges
    • #stream
  • 9 months ago
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June 23, 2012
Can anyone identify this camouflaged critter?
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June 23, 2012

Can anyone identify this camouflaged critter?

    • #green
    • #larvae
    • #leaf
    • #nature
    • #wildlife
    • #veins
    • #hairy
    • #droplets
    • #water
    • #spots
  • 11 months ago
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June 13, 2012
Hatchling spiders work their way up to a high point to be dispersed via the wind. —photo by Jerod Skebo
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June 13, 2012

Hatchling spiders work their way up to a high point to be dispersed via the wind. —photo by Jerod Skebo

    • #spiders
    • #spider
    • #web
    • #nature
    • #green
    • #arachnids
  • 11 months ago
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June 5, 2012
“Who cooks for you?  Who cooks for YOU ALL?” —photo by Lizzy Myers
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June 5, 2012

“Who cooks for you?  Who cooks for YOU ALL?” —photo by Lizzy Myers

    • #birds
    • #bird
    • #barred owl
    • #owl
    • #owls
    • #raptors
    • #birds of prey
    • #bird of prey
    • #hoot
    • #cooking
    • #beaks
    • #eyes
    • #feathers
    • #faces
    • #animals
    • #wildlife
    • #nature
  • 11 months ago
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June 1, 2012
The canopy of a forest is like a shady umbrella on a hot spring day.  —photo by Kevin Ber
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June 1, 2012

The canopy of a forest is like a shady umbrella on a hot spring day.  —photo by Kevin Ber

    • #forest
    • #trees
    • #spring
    • #nature
  • 11 months ago
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