April 18 - May 1, 2008
Happy spring to readers of “The Nature of York”
After a long and very white winter, at last it feels like we are actually getting closer to the annual explosion of green that will soon grace our local backyards and forests.

Wicked Big Puddles: The Amazing Vernal Pool Phenomenon
Spring is a wonderful time to get reconnected with the natural world around us.

We are all connected
Vernal pools are formed in depressions in our forests.

Salamander Story: A herping journal excerpt
In the headlights I could see Andrew stoop down to look at something on the road.

York Middle School classes explore the York Land Trust’s McFeely Preserve
In 2003, William and Mary McFeely donated a 38-acre conservation easement with the express purpose to protect the property as "forever wild" and to allow for low-impact, non-motorized public access.

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