Natural World

05/10/2018 - 9:25am
Saturday June 9 is National Get Outdoors Day

National Get Outdoors Day (or GO Day) encourages healthy, active outdoor fun. On Saturday, June 9, participate in traditional outdoor activities, such as hiking, to non-traditional outdoor activities, such as reading your favorite book about nature or even having an outdoor, nature-related storytime! 

02/28/2018 - 11:05am

One morning, the old wooden dam on the Rappahannock River went up in clouds of smoke. It was a huge thing—ancient and strong, built in layers to tame the river so that the power of the water pushing against it could provide electricity for the town. But it had been years since anyone tapped that power. Now, the dam was falling apart, and it was decided that it had become dangerous. So the Army Corps of Engineers blew it up one morning, and the river was flowing freely again—just as it had in previous centuries. By getting rid of the dam, the river had a chance to go back to being more like it once was. There would be more fish, which would mean more birds, and, really more of everything.

02/12/2018 - 10:00am

Cells make up you, your friend, your hamster, and your mom's broccoli surprise. If it's alive or ever was alive, it is made of cells. Space scientists looking for life on Mars are trying to find microbes made of simple cells—not little green men—and biologists who search for cures to diseases work with cells. Small as they are, cells determine how life unfolds from its beginning to its end.

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08/24/2017 - 9:23am
How do you catch a squirrel?
Climb a tree, and act like a nut!


06/26/2017 - 1:07pm
If you like Animal & Insect Books



Animalogy: Animal Analogies by Marianne Collins Berkes

Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia by James Buckley

Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia
by James Buckley



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