A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: The Newness of May
May is an amazing month in the forest. Over the course of a few weeks, the forest floor becomes completely transformed by new growth....
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- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: Burst of Green
On an unseasonably cold morning in late April, I ventured into the stream valley and was overwhelmed by an incredible burst of green...
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: Early Bloomers
Spring is now taking off so fast that I need to document the early bloomers before they are a distant memory. Per lexico.com, an early...
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: Spring Awakening
It seems excruciatingly slow and then it takes off like a rocket - the arrival of spring in the natural world, that is. The earth seems...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: Vernal Pools
I have a confession to make. This time of year, when it feels as if spring is taking forever to arrive, I love visiting the vernal pools...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: The Natural Communities
Plants are like people – they like to hang out with others that thrive in a particular common environment. This tendency of native plants...
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: January Bryophytes and Lichens
It's said that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Wandering along the trails of Pimmit Run Stream Valley Park in late January, this is...
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
A Year in the Life of Pimmit Run: Winter Wetlands
Wetlands are always special, but particularly in the dead of winter when they develop a unique character. The Pimmit Run Stream Valley...
- Dec 28, 2020
- 1 min
Introducing "A year in the Life of Pimmit Run" (a nature journal)
This is a blog about a remarkable and little known natural resource just outside Washington D.C. in Virginia – Pimmit Run and Pimmit Run...
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