TRR photo by Ed Wesely Green frogs are medium-sized frogs (about two to five inches long) that live in and near local streams and ponds. At our place they’re the most common species.

May means green frogs. Our small pond, built by excavating a shallow hole and lining it with thick plastic, has, during its 15 years, entertained hosts of amphibians. The action begins with wood frogs in late March, joined by tree frogs (“spring peepers”) and spotted salamanders.

When this phalanx has departed for the woods, larger green frogs show up, each male announcing himself with a single note that sounds like a plucked banjo string.

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The whole truth

REGION—New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) ecologists will be “ground-truthing” in the coming months for the purpose of verifying vegetation types in the 55,575-acre Upper Delaware River Corridor.

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Whitmore continues edible and medicinal plant tour

DAMASCUS, PA—Throughout the world, springtime has been associated with cleansing. Learn about the cleansing benefits of wild local edible and medicinal plants on a nature walk with Nathaniel Whitmore on Saturday, May 28 at 10:00 a.m. at Whitmore’s farm.

The walk will focus generally on wild edible and medicinal plants but will also include discussion of traditional methods of cleansing the body with foods and herbs.

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