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OUTDOORS: Our natural world is springing into 'very dynamic shift'

OUTDOORS: Our natural world is springing into 'very dynamic shift'

'Winter things are disappearing and spring things are showing up in every habitat type from wilderness to urban,' notes outdoors columnist
COLUMN: Earliest blossoms of season springing into form

COLUMN: Earliest blossoms of season springing into form

A question persists, says columnist: Can wildlife species adapt to new blooming periods and all the changing attachments in their web of life?
COLUMN: The robins are back! Spring can't be far behind

COLUMN: The robins are back! Spring can't be far behind

'As one of the sought-after spring icons, the sight of a red-breasted robin bob-bob-bobbing along in the yard is a real spirit lifter,' says columnist
OUTDOORS: Even in winter, beavers are busy within their lodges

OUTDOORS: Even in winter, beavers are busy within their lodges

Beavers are active all winter long and will leave their lodge via an underwater entrance burrow, explains outdoors columnist
OUTDOORS: Topsy-turvy weather is dangerous for local wildlife

OUTDOORS: Topsy-turvy weather is dangerous for local wildlife

With a food shortage and a limited area to find the needed culinary items, things can get a little scary for animals, columnist explains
OUTDOORS: Wildlife have Winter Olympics of their own

OUTDOORS: Wildlife have Winter Olympics of their own

Each event brings both crushing defeats and ultimate survival, explains columnist of the 'wild' antics taking place in local forests
OUTDOORS: Beware ruffling the feathers of snow-swept partridges

OUTDOORS: Beware ruffling the feathers of snow-swept partridges

Ruffed grouse, or partridges, like to fly down from the treetops and 'plop drop' into the snow, burrow deep within and slumber, explains columnist
OUTDOORS: Meet the new invasive moth — same as the old invasive moth

OUTDOORS: Meet the new invasive moth — same as the old invasive moth

Known scientifically as the LDD moth, this invasive species has a new name and is expected to decline in numbers, columnist explains
OUTDOORS: 'Tis the season for romance in the wilderness

OUTDOORS: 'Tis the season for romance in the wilderness

Mating season has begun for great-horned owls and red foxes, who need to get to work to ensure spring births, explains outdoors columnist
OUTDOORS: Blazing trails on snowshoes not just a human experience

OUTDOORS: Blazing trails on snowshoes not just a human experience

Some species that frequent our region have evolved a special adaptation to keep themselves trucking around … home-grown snowshoes, notes outdoors columnist