Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade
This report is brought to you by Ella, Dawson and the camp rockers from Camp Nature Rocks.
“Hi, this is Ella and Dawson from Camp Nature Rocks at Long Lake Conservation Center, July 14-18. The temps for our camp week were a high of 95 degrees. The low was 57 degrees. The wildfire smoke rolled in at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
“Here are our observations for this week. There are a bazillion tent moths, one army worm, and dragonflies are laying eggs on the water..
“We saw a Blue Jay, a painted turtle sunning on a log, otters swimming in the lake, a pair of Common Loons, several white-tailed deer, adults and lots of baby bunnies, a mom robin feeding her baby that was the same size as her, three fox kits, a Virginia ctenucha moth on a common milkweed bloom, and the hophornbeam trees are fruiting.
“We had a great week of camp and we want to remind everyone that Nature Rocks! So unplug, get outside and LIVE CONNECTED!”
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