Winter melon

Unlike temperate dwelling ground squirrels, arctic ground squirrels undergo a long hibernation seasons (six to eight months) and a relatively short active season. When ground squirrels begin their active season when environmental conditions are still harsh (Buck and Barnes 1999). Although conditions are harsh, male and female ground squirrels still undergo reproduction and produce offspring. Male and female ground squirrels differ in the timing of seasonally recurring life cycle events (Buck and

one of our town’s curiosities. Sixty years ago—but how my memory dims!—I saw the red take hold. I saw wicked things rising from the lake, and when they left, they took my brother with them. My brother was born a silent thing in the midst of a harsh winter. At four years old, I was struck dumb by his beauty; he had wide pale eyes and lips that made me understand the meaning of rosebud. I envied him, knowing he’d be loved more than me. I should’ve known that darker things, too, would desire him. I cared

Many adults from older generations like the Baby Boomers (born 1946 -1964) and Generation X (born 1961-1981) have been accusing Millennial’s of being snowflakes. You may be used to the word snowflake being defined as “one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls”(Snowflake). According to Oxford Dictionaries, a snowflake today is “An overly sensitive or easily offended person, or one who believes they are entitled to special treatment on account of their supposedly unique characteristics”(Snowflake)

weather conditions and avalanches, are earmarked for vacation. These are called winter vacated posts and are vacated before maintenance routes become

quite whenever a right of snow covered the sky punching the mountain. During the winter season, the snow festoons the mountain peak and embalmed with the tiaras of the powdery snow, while the foot of the mountain is covered with mist in the morning. The purple sky reflected the beautiful and flaky snow that covers the mountain like a blanket while silence remains in the air as the animals sleep and hibernate in the winter. The mountain normally remains white-peaked but nothing like the neat line. The

"Get up, get up, it's a snow day." I love the ice crystals that form into snow. Many people love snowflakes, but some people don’t know how snowflakes are formed, how many sides snowflakes really have, or how snowflakes get their shape. Snowflakes form in a outstanding way. Snowflakes look amazing in their own way. It is crazy how snowflakes get their shape. They are just amazing. To begin with, isn't it amazing how snowflakes form? According to "Snow Day", "The ice crystals combine

Exercise Your Throttle Thumb: Snowmobile in Idaho’s Backcountry Having grown up in Idaho, I look forward to the first snowfall of winter like a kid looks forward to Christmas morning. I love winter, and just can’t get enough of it. From skiing and finding hot springs hidden in the mountains to snowmobiling through unending valleys of fresh powder, winters in the Gem State are always adventure-packed. Instead of hiding indoors until spring like many people do, us Idahoans see snowfall, throw on our

The Decline of Danaus Plexippus The Danaus plexxippus, also known as the Monarch butterfly, is spread all throughout North America during various parts of the year. In the summer they can migrate as far north as Canada, and during the winter months they can migrate as far south as Mexico. Because Monarchs cannot withstand low temperatures, they make use of different habitats during summer and cold months. They spend the spring, summer and fall months in various places throughout the United States

Moose and woodland caribou competition in commercially logged areas in Quebec’s boreal forest during winter Caribou are a primary source of meat for carnivores as well as a historic symbol in the boreal forest. Many studies have been done on the deterioration of the caribou species in the boreal forest, and the one main challenge of caribou conservation is the effect of commercial logging targeting 90+ year-old conifer trees. In all experimental studies, logging had different effects on the survival

“Resistance is Futile.” Winter is here folks, and there is no denying it after the storm that just hit us. It seems like the colder weather moves in earlier and earlier every year, but it might be that I’m just getting older and older every year. How about that? With the roads being snow packed and icy, it’s always a joy to get in the car and head out to places near and far. . . Not. Despite the wonderful Portland public transportation system, most of us cling to our cars like a child to a pacifier