is called “seed masting.” Oak trees are one example, but thousands of species of trees and other long-lived plants use this boom-and-bust strategy. The most common explanation has involved those hungry squirrels, birds and countless other species that eat...
just as it did when Chief Shenandoah lived. It is a slow-moving river, soft and as beautiful as its name. Some word experts who believe the word “Shenandoah” means “spruce river” because the waters of the river run through great forests of spruce trees(云杉). And this explanation cou...
These minute, aquatic beasts are found from Alaskan swamps to tropical regions, making their homes in wet, mossy trees, fast streams and seasonal deserts. When drought strikes, they transform into tiny tubers to ride it out. The prolific and varied blooms of Utricularia can look like miniature...
2. Earth Day Smithsonian Learning Lab TheSmithsonian Learning Labhas so many free resources available to teach your child about a ton of different amazing things. Earth Day has its own special Smithsonian Learning Lab area that includes some incredible photography of the Earth from above. There ar...
8. Hike through towering trees at Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area Tree hugger or not, it's hard not to marvel at the western red cedars punctuating this special grove in Kootenai National Forest in Northwest Montana. Some of the cedars at Ross Creek predate Christopher Columbus cruising by the...
Built-in 1967 by Kevin Roche and John Binkeloo, the glass and steel atrium of this twelve-story office building is filled with more than 39 different species of shrubs, vines, and trees.Creating a botanical wonderland of sloping garden terraces that is the perfect place for a bit of ...
This totally free museum in lower Manhattan is actually associated with the Smithsonian Museum of the same name in Washington DC. Sure, it’s a hell of a lot smaller. But, it sits inside NYC’s former customs house from 1907, which features stunning beaux-arts style architecture that is pr...
Mount Desert Island town, including coastal walks along Frenchman Bay (a traveler favorite), as well as cultural experiences like downtown Bar Harbor's Abbe Museum. Sharing the history and culture of the Wabanaki, the Native people of Maine, this museum is the state's only Smithsonian ...
There are also exhibits dedicated to First Lady Betty Ford, as well as their children. The museum also has temporary exhibits from the Presidential Library System, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Archives, and hosts various educational programs and community events. ...
In the right-hand panel, the treatments applied to each 0.81-ha experimental plot are abbreviated: He—unmanipulated hemlock control; Hw—unmanipulated hardwood control; G—bark and cambium of all hemlock seedlings, saplings, and trees girdled with chainsaws and knives; L—all merchantable ...