Cracking the mystery of egg shape
Oh, it’s egg-shaped. But wait—are all eggs the same shape? Apparently not. Did you grow up learning that eggs are pointy so they don’t roll…
Category: Nature
Yikes! Don’t pick that flower! It’s poisonous!
Kids love picking flowers from the first dandelion in spring to the last one in fall and everything in between. The bouquets are beautiful. The…
Discover Antlers: How big? Why they fall off?
A big bull moose can grow an eighty pound rack over the summer, adding up to a pound of bone a day! Antlers grow at…
Pileated Woodpecker: North America’s Largest Woodpecker
Naturally North Idaho is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to…
4 Waterfall hikes near Bonners Ferry
Waterfalls are a great destination year-round because they are always changing. Spring runoff brings high flow. Hot August days reduce the waterfall’s flow revealing underlying…
Caterpillar to moth with a Ranchman’s tiger moth
Finding one caterpillar on a hike is exciting but finding 13 caterpillars is extremely exciting–especially for kids. In early May, the kids and I went…
Mullein seeds prolific and long-lasting
Some plants are pretty to look at, others are fun to play with. Mullein is one of those the kids think is fun to play…
How to tell a Mule deer from a Whitetail deer
Growing up in Minnesota, all I saw were whitetail deer. Then I moved to Idaho, where both mule deer and whitetail deer live. I wanted…
Find out how to identify a Pacific chorus frog
Lately, the kids have been finding frogs and toads around the garden. One frog stumped me. When trying to identify it, I thought it couldn’t…
10 Amazing Facts About Beavers
While canoeing at Brush Lake, I spotted a beaver swimming in the water and was surprised at how long the beaver stayed underwater. American beavers…
A mouse eating a caterpillar!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement of something on the ground. I slowly turned and saw a mouse. Most mice I…
Do you know the difference: True morel versus false morel
I never ate a wild mushroom until I met my husband. Then I discovered morels were tasty. Now I’m passing the anticipation of finding the…
Yikes! Don’t pick that flower! It’s poisonous!
Kids love picking flowers from the first dandelion in spring to the last one in fall and everything in between. The bouquets are beautiful. The…
Discover Antlers: How big? Why they fall off?
A big bull moose can grow an eighty pound rack over the summer, adding up to a pound of bone a day! Antlers grow at…
Pileated Woodpecker: North America’s Largest Woodpecker
Naturally North Idaho is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to…
4 Waterfall hikes near Bonners Ferry
Waterfalls are a great destination year-round because they are always changing. Spring runoff brings high flow. Hot August days reduce the waterfall’s flow revealing underlying…
Caterpillar to moth with a Ranchman’s tiger moth
Finding one caterpillar on a hike is exciting but finding 13 caterpillars is extremely exciting–especially for kids. In early May, the kids and I went…
Mullein seeds prolific and long-lasting
Some plants are pretty to look at, others are fun to play with. Mullein is one of those the kids think is fun to play…
How to tell a Mule deer from a Whitetail deer
Growing up in Minnesota, all I saw were whitetail deer. Then I moved to Idaho, where both mule deer and whitetail deer live. I wanted…
Find out how to identify a Pacific chorus frog
Lately, the kids have been finding frogs and toads around the garden. One frog stumped me. When trying to identify it, I thought it couldn’t…
10 Amazing Facts About Beavers
While canoeing at Brush Lake, I spotted a beaver swimming in the water and was surprised at how long the beaver stayed underwater. American beavers…
A mouse eating a caterpillar!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement of something on the ground. I slowly turned and saw a mouse. Most mice I…
Do you know the difference: True morel versus false morel
I never ate a wild mushroom until I met my husband. Then I discovered morels were tasty. Now I’m passing the anticipation of finding the…