Anne Holcomb
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One sign of autumn is the leaves of our native Virginia creeper vine, which turn beautiful colors ranging from pink orange to maroon.Virginia Creeper,…
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If you’re walking in Arkansas nature this month, be sure to watch out for the webs of orbweaver spiders. It’s not pleasant to walk into an orbweaver’s web…
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Bumblebees are those bees that belong to the genus Bombus. They are generalist feeders, meaning that they feed from a variety of flowers.One of the first…
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This month, we are sharing our own personal experiences in nature.On 40 acres of open meadow near Ward, Ark. on a temperate May evening just at nightfall,…
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The honeybee, Apis millifera, is the Arkansas state insect. But the honeybee is not a native bee—it was brought to the United States by Europeans after…
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Did you know that turtles have lived on earth for over 200 million years, since the time of dinosaurs? Today they are threatened in Arkansas by habitat…
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Nothing is more beautiful to hear on a cold winter's night than the call of a great horned owl.They are native throughout Arkansas and live in diverse…
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Here’s a New Year’s resolution from the master naturalists.Now is the perfect time of year to start a brush pile. They can be located as a bridge between…
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With the onset of winter, days shorten and temperatures drop.Animals meet winter’s challenges in different ways. Some mammalian species like chipmunks,…
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Winter birds are one way we mark the passing of the seasons. In central Arkansas, two species who winter here are dark-eyed juncos and yellow-bellied…