The Nature of Phenology | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Mourning doves exhibit a migration pattern known as differential migration. So, while we do have mourning doves in our area year-round, the population does shift throughout the calendar year. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn l...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Rarely more than five inches tall, this lichen is such a pale shade of green it can sometimes appear white from afar under the right light. When wet, it feels leathery; when dry, it can feel crispy. Reindeer lichen, sometimes called reindeer moss, which is confusing because it’s not a moss, is densely bushy and branched, often growing in larg...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Regardless of where you are from in the north, the difference feels severe between the summer solstice, when our planet is tipped towards the sun like a gentleman bowing to a dignitary, and the winter solstice, when our planet seems to be leaning away from the light like a vampire at dawn. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact inform...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Ground cedar and its relatives are spore-producing plants referred to as clubmosses which are more closely related to ferns than anything called a cedar. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of M...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark These are one of a few hawk species that overwinter here in Maine, though if their prey is scarce on a particular year, they will move much farther south than usual. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark These are one of the last fruits of the season sought by humans and wildlife alike, and after several hard frosts is a great time to consider using them in jams and jellies. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark An understanding of deer digestion and seasonal patterns highlights the eccentricities and harm that can come from feeding deer. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C,...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark While not true hibernators, raccoons are hunkering down for the winter. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide and Carpenter. He is pas...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Most plants have gone to seed at this point in the fall, and burdock is one easy-to-recognize plant with a very creative seed-dispersal strategy. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Out...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Watch out for this beast of the north woods that haunts forgotten paths and leaves puzzling tracks. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Gu...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark The peak of the Orionid meteor shower this year is 10/21/23. What causes them and why do these happen this time every year? Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark There are so many tools we can use to predict the weather or the severity of winter…which ones are the most accurate? Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a R...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Wooly bears are on the move in order to find a spot to spend the winter as caterpillars. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide an...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Picture a sparse cluster of tiny, dark turquoise goblets, no more than a centimeter tall and just half to one centimeter wide and you have an image of these mushrooms. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is C...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark These raptors have been spending the summer breeding season across most of northern North America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia. Right now, they’re migrating to their winter haunts as far south as northern South America. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About t...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Wildlife don’t appear to enjoy these beautiful berries much, which is why they can still be spotted one to two months after they initially formed. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Ou...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Now is the time to go find the nodding otherworldly flowers of a carnivorous pitcher plant in a bog near you. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registere...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark This native, woody vine has important wildlife value and is fruiting now. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide and Carpenter. He is p...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Now is a perfect time of year to redouble your observational efforts as we transition into fall. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark New England aster is so strongly appreciated by folks that many plant nurseries carry them for purchase—especially  those specializing in native landscape plants. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is C...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark In the soils that surround roots, upwards of a third of the mass of the soil is fungal mycelium, which is the main body of a fungal network—a network that closely resembles the structure of our own neural system.  Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About t...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark This is the perfect time to notice how the living things in these unique environments adapt not only to the constantly challenging conditions there, but also to the transition to a new season coming soon. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writer...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Great white sharks have been seeing a general increase in their population in the Gulf of Maine in recent years, and their populations peak here in July and August. Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-F...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark Do you remember the first time you encountered a lily pad? Was it in real life or in a cartoon that featured a frog sitting on one? Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L...

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn Host: Hazel Stark If you’ve been to the seashore, you’ve surely seen these snails—but have you ever eaten them? Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com. About the host/writers: Joe Horn lives in Gouldsboro, is Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School, L3C, and is a Registered Maine Guide an...