Outdoor Elements

Ever wonder why some trees hang on to their leaves in the winter? Evie fills us in on this phenomenon....

  Keep an eye out for these fun little trees and their rattling seed pods on your next hike. Ame...

Look at the size and shape of this tree. There are so many places for little critters to hide. Join Ev...

On a grey January day, Evie takes a walk through the constructed prairie at Elkhart Bog Nature Preserv...

Winter is a great time to be looking for animal signs. Evie shows us what to look out for while you ar...

Is that a Broom in the tree? How did it get up there? Well Evie is here to answer this question and mo...

This native vine grows in wet shrubby habitat. Evie shows us more about this vine and how in the fall ...

Also known as Clematis virginiana, Virgin’s Bower is a native vine with fluffy seed heads in fal...

Beech trees are often large and beautiful. At the base of the trees are buttress roots which can have ...

This dancing flower is named after a nymph from greek mythology. Evie tells us the tale of Anemone and...