March 19, 2025
Every relationship has its problems, and sometimes the basic nature of a relationship must be called into question. Such is the case with seemingly simple creatures called lichens.
March 17, 2025
Toward the end of Walden, Henry David Thoreau reminisces that “In October I went agraping to the river meadows, and loaded myself with cluster more precious for their beauty and… READ MORE
March 6, 2025
As spring hurries toward summer and evening temperatures rise, so does the decibel level at Alabama ponds and puddles. Every night, in a ceremony that pre-dates the dinosaurs, male frogs… READ MORE
Naturalists are notorious for turning seemingly mundane objects into mini-lessons and short sermons. And few Alabama trees offer more instant lecture material than the black walnut.
February 19, 2025
In the first chapter of their recent book, Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals of Alabama and Adjoining States (University of Alabama Press, 1990), co-author Whit Gibbons, Robert R. Haynes, and… READ MORE
