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Marilyn Fancher

Apr 11, 20181 min read

Spotted Lanternfly

Links to spotted lanternfly information https://youtu.be/f1GHhfY7a4k https://youtu.be/Wumtju2_0JM

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Marilyn Fancher

Apr 4, 20181 min read

Migratory Bird Act

In a nutshell. (Bird shell) "The treaty prohibited the hunting, killing, capturing, possession (this is why we don�??t keep or raise baby...

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Anna M

May 2, 20141 min read

Pollinators

I know Five Rivers instructors will love this stunning time-lapse and slo-mo footage of pollinators at work. With a brief introduction...

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Marilyn Fancher

Oct 4, 20131 min read

Anaplasmosis

One of my friends at Albany Med was just hospitalized for five days for Anaplasmosis, caused by a tick bite. The tick was on for only a...

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Marilyn Fancher

Aug 2, 20133 min read

"New" Tick Virus-Article from Times Union

A Saratoga County resident is recovering from a rare but emerging illness carried by deer ticks that transmit Lyme disease, according to...

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Marilyn Fancher

Apr 27, 20131 min read

Cool Bee video

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/bugs-animals/bees-and-wasps/bees_vs_hornet/ Try this link for a really cool video of a...

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Anna M

Sep 28, 20121 min read

How trees communicate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8SORM4dYG8&feature=plcp - a fascinating video about forest communication.

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Marilyn Fancher

May 11, 20121 min read

Colony Collapse Disorder

There is an interesting article on Colony Collapse Disorder in the May issue of Root Concerns (Volume 6, Number 4) "What’s all the...

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Marilyn Fancher

Mar 16, 20121 min read

Maple Information Website

Here is a website on maple sugaring that might interest you. http://www.mapleweekend.com

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Marilyn Fancher

Dec 15, 20111 min read

Article About Bees

For an interesting article about bee communication, click on the following http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec11/BeesSignals.html

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Marilyn

May 24, 20111 min read

Useful Web Site

You can find lots of interesting information at nwf.org the National Wildlife Federation's web site. Under the Wildlife Tab, you can go...

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Marilyn

Apr 25, 20111 min read

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The brown marmorated stink bug which was first collected in Allentown PA in 1998 (Anne Raver, NY Times April 20, 2011) and came from...

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Terry Pilon

Jan 6, 20111 min read

Recycle Christmas and Greeting Cards

As some of you know I am invovled in a children's ministry called Operation Christmas Child. If you have no need for your used Christmas...

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Nancy

Nov 1, 20101 min read

New CD

Hello All, In my new CD entitled "The Finicky Frog", I share the wisdom of the animals in 10 modern fables. On Nov 17th, I will have a...

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craig

Sep 29, 20101 min read

Shell Game

Yep, you can tell it's really fall when the turtles begin to crawl south for the winter. Like on our Monarch search on Saturday, 09/18,...

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Anita

Sep 21, 20102 min read

How Did Five Rivers Get Its Name?

Every work day I answer questions asked by visitors to the Center. The same questions get asked frequently, and generally have to do with...

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craig

Sep 20, 20102 min read

Seven Come Eleven

By now, the legend of Barbara, Five Rivers' imprinted turkey, has grown as far and wide as the old Delmar Zoo itself. To recount for...

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JOHN L

Sep 17, 20101 min read

MONARCH LARVA MONITORING PROGRAM RESULTS 2010

The University of Minnesota Monarch Larva Monitoring Program was stated here at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in 2004 by...

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JOHN L

Sep 16, 20101 min read

TO THE FLUTTER-BY CYCLE

To see a monarch butterfly. To stop and watch it land on a milkweed plant. To approach and see the wing veins of a female. To stare as...

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Stacey Price

Sep 16, 20101 min read

Five Rivers Senior Education

Today I had the pleasure of traveling to the Loudonville Adult Home to do a session on embracing life. The theme for today was Nature,...

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nancy

Sep 14, 20101 min read

Monarch Butterfly Fifth Instar Larva

NEW: Monarch Butterfly Fifth Instar Larva on Sightings page. 9/14/10

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nancy

Sep 13, 20101 min read

Thank You For Your Attention

I was thrilled with the way you embraced this site and the revised Pond sheet with open arms today. Many of you have become members...

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nancy

Sep 12, 20101 min read

New Page To Look At

I've put a new page on about Aphids and Ants. Take a look!

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