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Monthly Archives: December 2011
A Conifer Carol
With no refuge from the driving snow, freezing temperatures, and drying winds of winter, how do conifers, like pine trees, spruces, and hemlocks, manage to survive and even thrive? Join Kelly Rypkema by the fireside as she considers this question more »
Posted in Nature by the Seasons, People and Nature, Plants, Trees, Videos, Weather and Sky, Winter
Tagged about evergreen trees, antifreeze, cedar, cedar trees, christmas carol, cold hardening, conifer, coniferous trees, conifers, cypress, evergreen, evergreen plants, evergreen tree, evergreens, fir, fir tree, freezing point, frost and plants, hemlock, how to survive the winter, Kelly Rypkeam, leaves, lowering the freezing point, Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute, photosynthesis, pine, pine trees, plant adaptations, snow, spruce, spruce tree, survival winter, the night before christmas, what do plants do, winter plants, winter survival
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The Free Lunch
This episode of “Around the Town,” companion series to “Nature in a NY Minute,” takes an up-close look at a lucky squirrel dining al fresco on some tasty-looking leftovers — until an unwelcome guest drops by for a visit.
Posted in Animals, Fall, Habitats of City Wildlife, Mammals, Nature by the Seasons, Predators and Prey, Spring, Summer, Videos, Winter
Tagged around the town, nature videos, new york street scenes, squirrel, urban wildlife
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