Sep 9, 2022: Can We Share?

A bee and grasshopper sharing time on a thistle. (Gary Bucklin, 9/1/22)

August 3, 2022: Colors of the Prairie

Bee balm and butterfly milkweed help give splashes of color across the park's prairies. (Kevin Kane, 8/3/22)

July 25, 2022: Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) on bergamot observed during a bumble bee identification workshop field trip to AHHP on Tuesday. (Kelly Poole, 7/26/22)

Oct 5, 2021: New England Asters

Clusters of New England Asters can be found at many areas of the Park. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 9/22/21)

Sep 21, 2021: Harvest Time

Bumblebees gathering the last of the summer pollen on this thistle in the western prairie. (Kevin Kane, 9/11/21)

Sep 13, 2021: Bottled Gentians

Bottled Gentians can be found throughout tallgrass prairies, especially in wet to mesic prairies, swales, and along woodland edges.  They begin to bloom in August and can continue past frost.  I only know of one area where they can be found at the Park.  a Pale Gentian was also found nearby. (Wolf. Oesterreich, 9/10/21)