Author Archives: Kelly

Tree Sap Art

This tree’s a real bleeder! Tree sap oozes to beautiful effect from tiny holes that something (or someone?) had meade in the trunk. Puncturing the tree’s protective bark does open it up to potential desease, and isn’t an activity that more »

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Like Bees to Nectar

This bee was so jazzed about the nectar and pollen in the flowers a tree had shed, that it was foraging on the ground. Watch where you step!

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Cicada Calling Cards

Cicadas are starting their annual serenade for mates as we speak. Every night, new ones emerge from their underground homes, crawl their way up tree trunks or other vertical surfaces, and shed their old skins to start life as winged more »

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School Greens: Garden in the Sky

Students from the School Greens Club at North Star Academy are on a mission to educate their school and community about healthy eating and more sustainable sources of food. But first they have to educate themselves. Host Kelly Rypkema follows more »

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Venus Transit

Venus flirted with us New Yorkers yesterday as she and the Sun peeked in and out behind the passing clouds. I got a couple of great glimpses, including this one. Did you see Venus? Tell us your story!  

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Amphibian Crossing

Every spring, thousands of amphibians emerge all at once to begin an important but rarely seen migration. But some of these frogs, toads, and salamanders face man-made obstacles in their path which threaten their survival. Host Kelly Rypkema joins a more »

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Can you find the Froggy?

This guy “posed” a problem while filming an episode of Nature Minute. He always seemed to be underfoot…, and we couldn’t see him well…. He literally kept us on our toes! Check out “Amphibian Crossing” to see what this Critter more »

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Caption Action

What do you think these pigeons are saying? Leave your caption in the comments. Can’t wait to see what you clever folks come up with!

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Countdown to Earth Day 2012

Earth Day is this Sunday, and there is a smorgasbord of events planned in the NYC area to celebrate our planet. I’ve trolled through a bunch of them and come up with this short list of activities to try. Of more »

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Nature Minute on the Radio

“Rounder” Dave Schwartz of WPKN radio interviews Kelly Rypkema, host of Nature in a New York Minute, about a rarely seen phenomenon happening right now in the Northeast. Hint: It involves rain, roads, and slippery animals. Listen to the full interview, more »

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