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- 7 August 2018 – Cactus Foraying near Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary
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- 22 September 2017 – Hidden Bog – A New Discovery
- 6 May 2017 – Newly Discovered Plant Species for Maryland
- 25 April 2017 – Forget-me-not or not – Part 2 – SUCCESS!
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- 14 April 2017 – Poet’s Daffodil – Narcissus poeticus L. –
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- 11 April 2017 – Cerastium
- 9 April 2017 – A Harbinger of Spring – Draba verna
Invasive Species of the Week
Category Archives: Journal
2 July 2015 – Mushroom Cornucopia!!!
(Photo above – the twelve different types of mushrooms collected today) Click on the thumbnails below for full views.) After all the rain we have received this past several days, the mushrooms on the Refuge were popping up all over, … Continue reading
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27 June 2015 – Eastern Mud Turtle
Rain was the theme of the day at the Refuge today. I drove around a bit to see what was going on, and came across another turtle trying to cross the road. This time it was a male Eastern Mud … Continue reading
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26 June 2015 – Welchs Bog
(Click on the thumbnails below for full views.) Spent about 3.5 hours on the refuge today. My main task was to locate the boggy area just north of the “Savanna” off of Sweet Gum Lane. I did not know what … Continue reading
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26 June 2015 – Plants are Wildlife Too
We are in print – The Friends of Patuxent Newsletter, Summer 2015, Page 3. Check it out. (Click on picture for full view.)
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26 June 2015 – Indian Cucumber – Medeola virginiana
Today, I spotted some Indian cucumber (Medeola virginiana L.) at Chestnut Oak Bog growing on a sphagnum moss hummock. One of the plants (pictured here) was blooming and was setting seed. This interesting looking member of the family Liliaceae is … Continue reading
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26 June 2015 – Chestnut Oak – Mountain Laurel Forest
Today when foraying around the Chestnut Oak Bog AKA Welchs Bog I checked out the Chestnut Oak – Mountain Laurel Forest (CEGL006299) plant community that surrounds a good part of the bog. This plant community is found in the Mid-Atlantic … Continue reading
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24 June 2015 – Hyssop Loosestrife – New refuge record
This little weedy plant keys out to Lythrum hyssopifolia L. (Hyssop Loosestrife). It was found on the South Tract on Telegraph Road near the old Beltsville Airport in a wet area next to the road. The Hyssop Loosestrife is … Continue reading
23 June 2015 – Allegheny Mound Ant
The Allegheny mound ant (Formica exsectoides Forel) is a field ant that found on the refuge. It ranges along the Atlantic Coast of North America from Nova Scotia to Georgia. Although they are not highly regarded by some people, … Continue reading
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23 June 2015 – Eastern Box Turtle in Distress
This male Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina (L.) Bell ssp. carolina) was trying to get across the hot pavement, but he was running around in circles. It was hard taking these pictures, it was like he didn’t know which way … Continue reading
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20 June 2015 – Duvall Bridge
(Photo above: new planking on the bridge) A bridge has existed at this location since the early 1800’s. The current structure was built in 1907 and was closed to traffic in 2009 due to its deteriorating condition. Renovation … Continue reading
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20 June 2015 – Milkweed Meadow
This meadow on the Central Tract is located along Beech Forest Drive near where the powerlines cross MD 197 and as far as I can determine is the largest field of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) on the refuge. … Continue reading
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20 June 2015 – Worm Plots
The worm plots are historically significant because of the role they played in DDT research. In the 1960’s, researchers at the USGS’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center conducted research on the effect that certain pesticides had on raptors. Rachel Carson in … Continue reading
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20 June 2015 – Whooping Crane Observatory
(Above photo: Two whooping Cranes at Patuxent Research Refuge.) The Patuxent Research Refuge is home to the USGS’s (United States Geological Survey’s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. One of the on-going projects conducted by the USGS there is the Whooping Crane … Continue reading
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20 June 2015 – Gerronema strombodes
Spotted this interesting mushroom along Mill Race Road just past the swamp. They were growing all over the woods from the humus soil. I can’t seem to find a common name for it, but its scientific name is Gerronema strombodes. … Continue reading
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