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Knowing certain plant and tree terminology will help beginners when they are learning about plants and trees. Here are a number of common terms or words that you may encounter. Continue reading
Can you identify trees during winter?
Winter tree identification is not simply a matter of looking at the leaves because trees don’t have leaves in winter. Here are tips on what to look for to identify trees in winter. Continue reading
Birch or Aspen trees? Photo via Flickr.
A Birch tree and an Aspen tree look similar, especially during the winter without leaves. Can you tell them apart? Continue reading
Tree rings are studied by scientists because of the information that scientists can learn from them. But, do you know what exactly they are and how they can help scientists study the past? Continue reading
The cold, freezing, short days of winter in the Rocky Mountains are not the best time of year for most forms of life. It is not easy to survive and all forms of life have different strategies for how to survive it. Many animals migrate, hibernate or adapt.
But, what about those forms of life, such as trees, that can not simply leave the area or go underground into a nice, comfy den? How do they survive the winter? Continue reading
All around us in the Rocky Mountains we are surrounded by different forms life. In this blog I have talked about some of those including wildflowers, trees, birds, mammals, and others. I have talked about some of the smallest animals in the Rocky Mountains, such as ants, bees, and butterflies, and some of the larger animals, including a moose and grizzly bear.
But, what is the largest living thing in the Rocky Mountains or even the entire World? Continue reading