Shades of pink and purple colors on the hills in mid-April are caused by the flowers of red maple trees, among the most beautiful in nature. The photo shows male flowers in bud ( top) and a batch of them in flower (bottom).
Spring moves on. When this column appears, red maple flowers and bloodroot flowers will have disappeared, and probably most of our daffodils. Shad fishing will be in full swing, and the white flowers of the shadbush will be blossoming.
For readers who can spare two hours on Saturday morning, April 30, the Butterfly Barn is sponsoring a wildflower walk along a tributary of Calkins Creek, where both floodplain and woodland wildflowers will be flourishing. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Butterfly Barn in Milanville, PA.
LAKE WALLENPAUPACK, PA—Lean how to “hug a tree” to survive in the woods, see fuel cell and hybrid cars and enjoy kayak demonstrations at this year’s free Pike-Wayne Earth Day festival on Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at PPL Corporation’s Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center.
This year’s theme, “Venture Out,” celebrates Earth Day with activities for children and environmental discussions.
