Spring Improvements
Now that winter is over, and the freeze and thaw has abated, it’s time to get the roads in shape. Anyone that visits during winter and mud season knows that …
Sarah Finds Spring Ephemerals
Sarah and Rose have been helping Chad to clean out the sap lines up in the sugarbush, and they’ve been seeing quite a few of spring’s early plants. The sugarbush, …
Now Accepting Paypal Payments
The Visitor Center at Merck Forest has started to accept payments for online orders through Paypal. You may notice that the online store has a slightly new look to …
The Birds Are Back
It’s official… Spring is on the march. On Tuesday, as Kathryn and I came down Old Town Road after doing cabin checks, we heard the first Yellow-Rumped Warbler of the …
Making the grade
When you were in school, an “A” scrawled across the top of your paper was probably an excellent thing to see. Or, perhaps you were the type of student where your …
Spring Fever
The weather two days ago was absolutely sublime. The sun has been rising higher over the Gallop now and it warms up the air at the farm. While we’ve been …
Nurturing the Naturalist Within
Do you ever notice the small changes in the natural world while hiking? Like when one plant replaces another as you get closer to a stream? Or when a chickadee’s …