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NONSTOP NATURALIST

Embracing Virginia's Wild Beauty by Observing the Patterns of Nature

Welcome to Nonstop Naturalist, where I connect you back to the natural world. Beginning in 2024, I'll be documenting the phenology of Virginia, giving you a real-time insight into nature's rhythms and cycles. Join me on this fascinating journey of discovery!

"Live each season as it passes;
breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth."

Henry David Thoreau

May 23
Flower Moon

Holidays

Plant Health Day: May 12

Love a Tree Day: May 16

Endangered Species Day: May 17

Bee Day: May 20

Turtle Day: May 23

Composting Day: May 29

Featured State Park

High Bridge Trail State Park:

High Bridge Trail is 32.2 miles long and ideally suited for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. Once a rail bed, the trail is wide, level and generally flat. Its finely crushed limestone surface and dimensions make it easy to enjoy. The park’s centerpiece is the majestic High Bridge, which is more than 2,400 feet long and 125 feet above the Appomattox River. It is the longest recreational bridge in Virginia and among the longest in the United States. High Bridge, a Virginia Historic Landmark, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail is a National Recreation Trail recognizing exemplary trails of local and regional significance, connecting people to nature, to each other, and to our shared history and culture. Bring drinking water because none is available on the trail.

Delving Deeper

Books

The Field Herping Guide- Mike Pingleton and Joshua Holbrook

Podcasts

- Frog of the week- A short and funny podcast where she talks about a frog from all over the world. (My favorite so far is her interpretive dance of the Dancing Frog).

Citizen Science

FrogWatch: Listen and identify frog and toad calls for 3 minutes every couple of nights to contribute information about the breeding calls of frogs and toads to a national dataset that is publicly available online.