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This preserve offers an excellent representation of the Bluegrass eco-region of Ohio.

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

The small, hardy sassafras tree grows in the preserve in abundance. The leaves when crushed release an aromatic scent and the roots can be brewed into a fragrant, invigorating tea that tastes like licorice.

Even more Coyote Point. 03/07

The native thistles were blooming and all kinds of insects were feeding furiously. This female Tiger Swallowtail was an almost perfect specimen

Fall colors at Ramsey Canyon Preserve, part of the Nature Conservancy. Taken outside the town of Sierra Vista, located in southern Arizona.

Oregon native, Lewisia rediviva ("Bitteroot"), in the wild at The Nature Conservancy's Juniper Hills preserve.

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

Check out this magnificent nature conservancy at www.hcconservancy.org

Attend one of their programs, walk the grounds, enjoy an educational experience and maybe volunteer.

Worker ants remove vegetation in circular areas or craters around nests. Colonies occur in open areas and usually have a single central opening. The area around the opening usually has small pebbles deposited on the soil surface by the worker ants. Often there is no vegetation within a 3- to 6-foot circle around the central opening of the colony, and along foraging trails radiating from the colony. Red harvester ant foragers collect seeds and dead insects and store them in the nests as food for the colony.

Coneflower Knob in Nov. 11/06

Bison crossing; US Mexico border; Nature Conservancy, Rancho Uno, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico, Cindy Tolle, Tutuaca Mountain School

The Nature Conservancy has restored this magnificent pine flatwoods forest. It boasts a forest patch of Pitcher Plants, which are insectivores.

  

Fall colors at Ramsey Canyon Preserve, part of the Nature Conservancy. Taken outside the town of Sierra Vista, located in southern Arizona.

Instead of heading west to the Rockies, we decided to check out Horseshoe Canyon Conservancy area for a little hike. Descending into the canyon, we did a tiny bit of elevation, and the landforms were wonderful. Recommended for an interesting short walk.

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_26, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

2016_4_23, kgronostajski@gmail.com, USA LBI NJ

William B. Clark Conservation Area, a boardwalk through the cypress swamps of the Wolf River bottoms near Rossville, Tennessee.

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