Tag: winter
Patience lets winter’s beauty to be appreciated
Julie Geiss shares some winter activities her family has participated in instead of cross-country skiing this year.
How to take care of animals in cold weather
Cold weather can put added stress on pets, livestock and other animals outdoors. Use these tips to care for your animals during periods of low temperatures.
Winter offers beautiful sights, tasty treats
Julie Geiss reminds us, like many other things in life, moderation is the key when partaking in winter nourishment via snow and icicles.
Change in attitude needed for winter
Julie Geiss decided a long time ago, she can't change the weather, but she can change her response to it.
How to minimize salt damage to plants
Learn what type of damage to look for and how to minimize damage to plants caused by rock salt used as a deicer.
Happy Hygge-Days
As it turns out, surviving versus thriving winter is all in the attitude. Kymberly Foster Seabolt weighs in this week in her column.
November is a critical time in the circle of life
November may seem a dull and lifeless prelude to a long, uneventful winter, but the struggle for life continues every day.
Now is the time for project FeederWatch
FeederWatch has become an effective tool for monitoring the distribution and abundance of winter birds that visit feeders. Learn how to get involved.
Vernal pools are essential to amphibians
Vernal pools provide the perfect conditions for amphibian reproduction and they are about to explode with life. Learn what to look for during late winter.
When 9 degrees feels balmy…
While the weather has been strange and challenging this winter, it hasn't presented the challenges farmers faced during a particularly cold winter in 2004.