December 2019 - Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Out with the Old, in with the NEW…PLANTS!

Out with the Old, in with the New…PLANTS! Nick Mikash, Natural Resources Specialist December 2019 Beginning December 17, we will be starting our largest endeavor into habitat restoration since the restoration of the marsh over a decade ago. Our long-term goal is to re-establish a more biodiverse and functional native ecosystem. A healthy, diverse ecosystem […]

Frozen Frogs

FROZEN FROGS Birds migrate and mammals hibernate, but what about frogs? Ashley Hall Marketing Coordinator 12/1/2019 When the cold air arrives and the first snowflakes start to fall, how do wood frogs weather the weather? Chances are, if you’ve walked Stearns Woodland Trail, you may have seen one (or many!) frogs jump into our seasonal […]