Earthshine Mountain Lodge
Nature Notes and Turtle Tracks Newsletter
Fall 2008 Issue 1 Page 2
A New Newsletter All About Nature From Earthshine Mountain Lodge
New Turtles!
We have three new turtles that are being radio tracked as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks Eastern Box Turtle conservation program. The first new turtle to become a part of the project is Frazier. He is a striking male that was found by Turtle Tracks volunteer Meredith Brooks in the Sherwood Forest community where she lives in Cedar Mountain, NC. Frazier lives only a short distance from Bones.
Frazier--what a striking turtle!
Frazier received a Telenax radio transmitter in mid October and Meredith and I are now following his movements. Data from Frazier's Tracks will be compared with Bones Tracks and the tracks of the Earthshine Turtles in order to get a better idea of the movements of wild Eastern Box Turtles in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Check out Frazier's Tracks here.
Mrs. Bones hides in the pine straw.
The second turtle is a female named Mrs. Bones. She is a rather large female that Dr. Billy Hagler found in the horse pasture at the barn very close to where he first found Bones. She is a very secretive and shy turtle that very seldom comes out of her shell. Mrs. Bones has also received a transmitter and Meredith and I have begun following her movements. There is a good possibility that Mrs. Bones and Mr. Bones have met before so it will be very interesting to follow them both and see what happens! Check out Mrs. Bones Tracks here.
Meredith takes a stroll in the summer sun.
Meredith is the third turtle to become a part of Turtle Tracks. She is named in honor of Meredith Brooks, our new Turtle Tracks volunteer who has contributed so much of her time and passion helping us make this project a reality. Meredith is hibernating now and in the spring of 2009 she will join Mojo as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks conservation project so that her movements in a new area can be followed and mapped. Data from her tracks will be used to help us to better understand what happens when a turtle is moved away from its home and released into suitable box turtle habitat. Check out Meredith's Tracks here.
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Fall 2008 Issue 1 Page 2
A New Newsletter All About Nature From Earthshine Mountain Lodge
New Turtles!
We have three new turtles that are being radio tracked as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks Eastern Box Turtle conservation program. The first new turtle to become a part of the project is Frazier. He is a striking male that was found by Turtle Tracks volunteer Meredith Brooks in the Sherwood Forest community where she lives in Cedar Mountain, NC. Frazier lives only a short distance from Bones.
Frazier--what a striking turtle!
Frazier received a Telenax radio transmitter in mid October and Meredith and I are now following his movements. Data from Frazier's Tracks will be compared with Bones Tracks and the tracks of the Earthshine Turtles in order to get a better idea of the movements of wild Eastern Box Turtles in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Check out Frazier's Tracks here.
Mrs. Bones hides in the pine straw.
The second turtle is a female named Mrs. Bones. She is a rather large female that Dr. Billy Hagler found in the horse pasture at the barn very close to where he first found Bones. She is a very secretive and shy turtle that very seldom comes out of her shell. Mrs. Bones has also received a transmitter and Meredith and I have begun following her movements. There is a good possibility that Mrs. Bones and Mr. Bones have met before so it will be very interesting to follow them both and see what happens! Check out Mrs. Bones Tracks here.
Meredith takes a stroll in the summer sun.
Meredith is the third turtle to become a part of Turtle Tracks. She is named in honor of Meredith Brooks, our new Turtle Tracks volunteer who has contributed so much of her time and passion helping us make this project a reality. Meredith is hibernating now and in the spring of 2009 she will join Mojo as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks conservation project so that her movements in a new area can be followed and mapped. Data from her tracks will be used to help us to better understand what happens when a turtle is moved away from its home and released into suitable box turtle habitat. Check out Meredith's Tracks here.
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
New Turtles!
We have three new turtles that are being radio tracked as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks Eastern Box Turtle conservation program. The first new turtle to become a part of the project is Frazier. He is a striking male that was found by Turtle Tracks volunteer Meredith Brooks in the Sherwood Forest community where she lives in Cedar Mountain, NC. Frazier lives only a short distance from Bones.
Frazier--what a striking turtle!
Frazier received a Telenax radio transmitter in mid October and Meredith and I are now following his movements. Data from Frazier's Tracks will be compared with Bones Tracks and the tracks of the Earthshine Turtles in order to get a better idea of the movements of wild Eastern Box Turtles in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Check out Frazier's Tracks here.
Mrs. Bones hides in the pine straw.
The second turtle is a female named Mrs. Bones. She is a rather large female that Dr. Billy Hagler found in the horse pasture at the barn very close to where he first found Bones. She is a very secretive and shy turtle that very seldom comes out of her shell. Mrs. Bones has also received a transmitter and Meredith and I have begun following her movements. There is a good possibility that Mrs. Bones and Mr. Bones have met before so it will be very interesting to follow them both and see what happens! Check out Mrs. Bones Tracks here.
Meredith takes a stroll in the summer sun.
Meredith is the third turtle to become a part of Turtle Tracks. She is named in honor of Meredith Brooks, our new Turtle Tracks volunteer who has contributed so much of her time and passion helping us make this project a reality. Meredith is hibernating now and in the spring of 2009 she will join Mojo as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks conservation project so that her movements in a new area can be followed and mapped. Data from her tracks will be used to help us to better understand what happens when a turtle is moved away from its home and released into suitable box turtle habitat. Check out Meredith's Tracks here.
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Frazier--what a striking turtle!
Frazier received a Telenax radio transmitter in mid October and Meredith and I are now following his movements. Data from Frazier's Tracks will be compared with Bones Tracks and the tracks of the Earthshine Turtles in order to get a better idea of the movements of wild Eastern Box Turtles in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Check out Frazier's Tracks here.
Mrs. Bones hides in the pine straw.
The second turtle is a female named Mrs. Bones. She is a rather large female that Dr. Billy Hagler found in the horse pasture at the barn very close to where he first found Bones. She is a very secretive and shy turtle that very seldom comes out of her shell. Mrs. Bones has also received a transmitter and Meredith and I have begun following her movements. There is a good possibility that Mrs. Bones and Mr. Bones have met before so it will be very interesting to follow them both and see what happens! Check out Mrs. Bones Tracks here.
Meredith takes a stroll in the summer sun.
Meredith is the third turtle to become a part of Turtle Tracks. She is named in honor of Meredith Brooks, our new Turtle Tracks volunteer who has contributed so much of her time and passion helping us make this project a reality. Meredith is hibernating now and in the spring of 2009 she will join Mojo as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks conservation project so that her movements in a new area can be followed and mapped. Data from her tracks will be used to help us to better understand what happens when a turtle is moved away from its home and released into suitable box turtle habitat. Check out Meredith's Tracks here.
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Mrs. Bones hides in the pine straw.
The second turtle is a female named Mrs. Bones. She is a rather large female that Dr. Billy Hagler found in the horse pasture at the barn very close to where he first found Bones. She is a very secretive and shy turtle that very seldom comes out of her shell. Mrs. Bones has also received a transmitter and Meredith and I have begun following her movements. There is a good possibility that Mrs. Bones and Mr. Bones have met before so it will be very interesting to follow them both and see what happens! Check out Mrs. Bones Tracks here.
Meredith takes a stroll in the summer sun.
Meredith is the third turtle to become a part of Turtle Tracks. She is named in honor of Meredith Brooks, our new Turtle Tracks volunteer who has contributed so much of her time and passion helping us make this project a reality. Meredith is hibernating now and in the spring of 2009 she will join Mojo as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks conservation project so that her movements in a new area can be followed and mapped. Data from her tracks will be used to help us to better understand what happens when a turtle is moved away from its home and released into suitable box turtle habitat. Check out Meredith's Tracks here.
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Meredith takes a stroll in the summer sun.
Meredith is the third turtle to become a part of Turtle Tracks. She is named in honor of Meredith Brooks, our new Turtle Tracks volunteer who has contributed so much of her time and passion helping us make this project a reality. Meredith is hibernating now and in the spring of 2009 she will join Mojo as part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks conservation project so that her movements in a new area can be followed and mapped. Data from her tracks will be used to help us to better understand what happens when a turtle is moved away from its home and released into suitable box turtle habitat. Check out Meredith's Tracks here.
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
With all these new turtles and Meredith's help, the 2009 Turtle Tracks season promises to be fun filled and interesting for sure!
WILD FACT: Box turtles are able to eat mushrooms that are toxic to humans--and they greatly enjoy them too!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
Alexander and Bones.
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Special thanks goes out to all of you who have donated time, money, love and supplies to the Earthshine Turtle Tracks program!
Julie introduces some friends to Mojo.
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Without you, the turtles who were injured by encounters with man's vehicles and domestic animals--such as Tripod, Mojo, Woody, Rose, Meredith and Tiny--would have surely not survived.
John Rucker and Buster with a freshly found turtle. Read more about John and his dogs.
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Without you, the life stories of the turtles we are tracking--Jimmy Irwin, Catherine, Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Frazier and Meredith--would not be known at all.
It is these turtle's stories and their vital data that are so important to their conservation and protection.
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Turtle hunters find Jimmy Irwin.
Without special people like you this wonderful research project would not have been possible.
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Jimmy Irwin is a popular guy!
Check out the latest video of Jimmy Irwin below!
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
I would like to especially and gratefully thank those folks below who have gone above and beyond in helping to make this program a reality.
Benny Upton
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Josephine O'Ryan
Paul Bezanker
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Earthshine Mountain Lodge Staff
Ann Berry Somers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
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Gabrielle Graeter, Field Biologist with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
John Rucker and his Turtle Dogs Buster, Sparkie, Greta and Pup
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
John Mason
Alex Campos at Telenax Telemetry Systems
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Billy and Gail Hagler
Alan Cameron
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Michael and Carrie Arrowood
Meredith Brooks
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Mary Beth Wallace
The attendees of the Sherwood Forest box turtle program in August 2008.
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Dr. Coleman and the staff of Haywood Animal
Hospital
Charlie Green of Turtle Talks in Asheville, NC.
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Tom Harney
Marian O'Neil
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Catherine O'Neil
Joe and Kelli Duckett
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Cathy Leach with Wildlife Warriors USA in Eugene, Oregon.
The Tapir Preservation Fund.
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin for his passion and dedication for preserving the wildlife and wild places of the planet. May his dreams and passion live on in everyone he inspired and may he rest in peace.
Thank you to everyone I have forgotten and not mentioned and those of you that have donated to this project anonymously.
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Check out this video of John Rucker and his "Turtle Dogs" looking for turtles at Earthshine in May 2008.
Thank you John Mason for your music. If you would like to purchase any of John Mason's wonderful guitar and hammered dulcimer CD's just follow this link.
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Check out the first video of John and his dogs at Earthshine in the late summer of 2007.
FALL WILD NOTES
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Late September: Pawpaw's are ripe and tasty! (What is a Pawpaw? Check out the video below to find out!)
Oct. 23: Acorns are mature for most oak species.
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Oct. 25: Persimmons are ripe.
Nov. 1-30: November is a good month to see a rich variety of waterfowl and other birds at many of our National Wildlife Refuges.
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Nov. 16: Groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, and jumping mice are hibernating.
Nov. 17: Bats, depending upon species, have either hibernated or migrated.
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Nov. 20: Buck moths are flying. Unlike most of their nocturnal, summer-flying relatives, these large silk moths emerge and fly on sunny autumn days.
Nov. 22: Most reptiles are hibernating by now although some, such as box turtles and garter snakes, may be active on warm days. Marbled salamanders eggs are hatching.
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
Continue to Page 3
Nov. 30: Watch for unusual hummingbirds. Those seen in North Carolina during this time of year are often vagrant individuals of species other than the usual ruby-throated.
What is a Pawpaw? Check out this video by Steve O'Neil, Earthshine's resident naturalist, to find out!
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