Bee crossing was a community built labor of volunteers and contributors alike. Established as an Eagle Project made to serve the community, Bee Crossing focused on three key items: education, safety, and community. In addition to this, all action towards this project was done with the United Nations Sustainable […]
Nuruddin Abdul-Rashid
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The “Outdoor Code” is Scouting’s implementation of care and consideration for the outdoors. The Outdoor Code is: ”As an American, I will do my best to Be clean in my outdoor manners. Be careful with fire. Be considerate in the outdoors. Be conservation minded”. This promise was made to ensure […]
Jack-in-the-pulpit, or their scientific name “Arisaema triphyllum”, is a native plant to wetlands across North America. Jack-in-the-pulpit is perennial, which means it lives more than two years. It likes the shade and soil that is moist to wet to supply its high water usage. Many animals like to eat the […]
Water is needed by every living thing, from the smallest of bacteria to the largest of animals. Water maintains all life in an ecosystem. Water helps plants perform photosynthesis and transport nutrients and minerals from the soil. For a plant, It goes up through the leaves, and the water goes […]
The terrain and soil is crucial to the environment that grows upon it The composition of the soil affects the entire ecosystem. The soil in Bee Crossing is acidic and rich in humus (decomposed organic matter) which helps special plants like Skunk Cabbage and Jack-in-the-pulpit grow. The area is also […]
Native to the forests of North America, Picoides Pubescens, or Downy Woodpeckers, are insectivores that are typically rather small for woodpeckers Downy Woodpeckers are small versions of the classic woodpecker. They have a straight, chisel-like bill, checkered back with white on the wings, and the head is boldly striped. Males […]
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis Cardinalis, is the state bird of Virginia. A bold red, black mask, and a hefty orange bill, the Northern Cardinal is an iconic and easily identifiable song bird in many areas of North America. In order to attract mates, many bird species’s males have dazzling displays of […]
The Eastern Gray Squirrel, or Sciurus Carolinensis, is an herbivorous mammal that enjoys acorns and seeds. Native to eastern North America, the Gray Squirrel is a rodent that possesses high spatial awareness and mobility. Like most rodents, the Gray Squirrel also has continuous growing pairs of incisor teeth that are […]
Vulpes Vulpes or more commonly known as a Red Fox. These omnivorous predators roam and cry out in these parts frequently. Although native to North America, the Red Fox is one of the most adaptable foxes to new environments. They change their hunting method and diet depending on the environment […]
Eastern Skunk Cabbage or their scientific name, “Symplocarpus Foetidus”, is a native plant often associated with a foul smell. Skunk-cabbage is one of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in the spring. Skunk-cabbage gets its name from the odor that resembles rotting meat. Through an internal chemical process, the plant produces […]