Hidden in the gray outside, there's a fluster of activity happening in the natural world! Here's this week's phenology:
- Right now, the heartbeat of a hibernating bear is only about eight beats per minute.
- The February frolics that you watch from the window are actually gray squirrel mating rituals.
- Maple sap is slowly beginning to flow! Remember to join us on Sunday, March 25 for Maple Syrup Fest to find out more!
- Great Horned Owls have begun nesting, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
- White-tailed deer metabolism slows—they will primarily live of stored fat for the next month or two.
- Watch for pussy willow twigs to show one of the earliest signs of spring!
