WOW-Tadpoles!
Tadpoles are the larval stage of frogs and toads. When you see one that has recently hatched from an egg it doesn’t look anything like a frog or toad. It looks more like a fish and it swims like a fish...
View ArticleWOW- Coyotes!
The coyote is a dog-like mammal that lives in North Carolina. They are known to live in all 100 counties of our state. Although in the past they lived primarily in the mid-western part of the US, they...
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Buzz Buzz…Pollinators in your backyard!
Davidson is home to many pollinators including various species of bees, wasps, and butterflies and a few species of flies, beetles, birds and bats. What is pollination and why is it important?...
View ArticleWOW-What’s That?
If you walk around Davidson there are a few places in town where you will find this strange looking green thing. It’s the fruit of a tree called the Osage Orange. Now, don’t rush out and think you will...
View ArticleWOW- Project Feederwatch!
This coming Saturday, Nov. 10 marks the first day to collect data for Project Feederwatch. This is a Citizen Science project of the Cornell Ornithology Lab which encourages people all over the US and...
View ArticleWOW- What’s this Rock?
“What’s this Rock?” Led by Dr. Brad Johnson. Saturday, January 26, 10:00am to 11:45am. This event was hosted by the Environmental Studies Department at Davidson College. Co-sponsors were World of...
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WOW- Great Backyard Bird Count and More!
It’s not too late to submit your bird counts to the GBBC. If you participated in this great birding activity on President’s Day weekend you have until March 1 to submit your counts. I confess to...
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WOW- bugs, bees and butterflies!
A lively group joined WOW and Cakey Worthington, of Davidson College, May 4that the Davidson Greenway. Our goal: find and identify various bugs, bees and butterflies. The cool weather kept some bugs...
View ArticleWOW- What can you find in this creek?
One of the things that we often see when we visit a creek in the summer is a dragonfly. The life cycle of the dragonfly is quite interesting. A male and female dragonfly mate while flying in the air....
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WOW- Creek Outing!
Kids and parents waded in the creek and discovered all kinds of life – dragonfly nymphs, damselfly nymphs, crayfish, mayfly nymphs, a frog, a leech, and aquatic worms. Most of us had no idea of the...
View ArticleA Beautiful Day at Lake Norman State Park!
The Davidson Lands Conservancy led a “members-only” hike to Lake Norman State Park on June 15th. Led by state naturalist Sharon Decker, this hike explored areas of the park rarely seen by visitors....
View ArticleWOW- What’s that sound?
So what’s that sound? Is it a cricket, a bird, a frog, a cicada, a katydid? A Katydid? What’s that? One thing that I really enjoy about summer is the variety of insect sounds that you can hear in our...
View Article2013 Was a Very Successful Year for the Davidson Lands Conservancy!
2013 was a very successful year for the Davidson Lands Conservancy. As the year draws to a close, I’d like to look back at the accomplishments of the past year, and look ahead to 2014. Your Davidson...
View ArticleWOW- Animals in the winter.
So, in the winter we put on extra clothes to stay warm and turn on the heat or build a fire, but what do animals do in the winter to adapt to the cold and maybe even the snow? Well, that depends on...
View ArticleWOW-Pollinators!
What is a Pollinator? Well, first you have to understand about pollination. Pollination is the process involved in fertilizing flowers so they can make seeds and reproduce. All flowering plants produce...
View ArticleWOW- Nature Numbers!
This past Saturday was WOW’s Nature Numbers outing. We explored the fascinating world of nature numbers. We discovered the Fibonacci sequence in pinecones, pineapples, daisies, and flowers we found on...
View ArticleWOW-National Pollinator Week- focus on Monarchs
This week is National Pollinator Week: Pollinator week: http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2014.htm Butterflies are some of our most attractive insects and are important as pollinators of many...
View ArticleWOW- Bees, the Great Pollinators!
When people say “Pollinators” many of us think of Honey Bees first. Honey Bees, those bees that live in the hive boxes and produce the honey we dearly love in our hot tea or on our peanut butter and...
View ArticleWOW-What lives in a Meadow?
Do you have a place in your neighborhood where the grass doesn’t get mowed very often? Maybe you go out to Fisher Farm park sometimes or to Abersham or walk on the Greenway. Any of these places will...
View ArticleWOW- Crepuscular Animals!
Saturday at the Davidson Farmers Market WOW had a visit from a naturalist with information about Crepuscular Animals. What is a Crepuscular Animal? Well, you need to learn the meaning of the word...
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