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Wood Frog Love

Wood frogs partially freeze to survive the winter. And yes…those two wood frogs are doing what you think they’re doing. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Spring amphibian migration is only a couple weeks away, when certain toads, salamanders, and frogs, like more »

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Who stole the Sap?

Which animal looks like a thief to you? Animals aren’t necessarily polite when it comes to getting food, and they have been known to steal from each other. In next week’s episode about Sapsuckers (a type of woodpecker), we caught more »

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Story of the Day: Games with Squirrels

by Kelly Rypkema First published in Out Walking the Dog I’m heading out to treat myself to a nice Vietnamese dinner. I have yummy thoughts of cilantro, curry, and coconut milk swimming through my mind as I step onto the more »

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Juniper Mulling Mix Recipe

Spice up your apple cider, or other winter beverages, with juniper berries, appearing right now on the juniper trees (aka cedars) in your neighborhood. 1 tsp juniper berries 1 tsp whole allspice 1 tsp whole cloves fresh orange peel 1/4 more »

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Nature Minute makes the HuffPost

Nature Minute episodes will now be appearing in the Huffington Post Green section. Find them by becoming a Fan of Kelly Rypkema (that’s me!), and please comment, tweet, or share the posts. With enough activity, we might get featured – more »

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Behind the Scenes of the next Nature Minute

While on set, one of the crew gets a little stuck on nature, and needs some rescuing with help from Kelly Rypkema. New Nature in a New York Minute released on Thursday. Check back to see what the sticky business more »

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Gifts from Sandy

I hope everyone is faring better from the effects of Hurricane Sandy as time passes. My neighborhood is slowly making progress. Dry wall, insulation, and sofas, all heavy with water, are being loaded into dumpsters. Downed limbs are being trimmed more »

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Monarch making a Pitstop on his 3000-mile Journey

The Monarch Butterflies appearing right now in your park or floating by your skyscraper window on wafts of air are worth special notice.These are the long-distance athletes of the species, heading down to their winter roost in Mexico. It takes more »

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School Greens teens need your Vote to win a $1000 grant

The high school students featured in our last Nature Minute episode have entered the Make Food More Awesome Challenge. Their ranking – and their win – depend on the # of votes they get. We hope you’ll vote so they more »

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School Greens in the news

The latest episode of Nature Minute is featured on EdibleSchoolyard.org. Stay tuned next week for your chance to vote for these students and their club, School Greens, to help them win a $1000 grant to continue bringing healthy food and more »

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