By Matt Maloney, special to The Conway Daily Sun
National Entertainment News
MOUNT WASHINGTON — You know spring has arrived when the industrious, hard-working road crew of the Mt. Washington Auto Road reaches the summit of 6,288-foot summit of the Rockpile, aka to Native Americans, Agiocochook — and to we colonists since 1784 as Mount Washington.
Every spring, on the first warm, rainy nights of the season, hundreds of salamanders and frogs make their way over land to vernal pools. Any evening with steady rainfall and temperatures over 40 degrees will coax salamanders such as the common spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) to leav…
By Matt Maloney, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
By Matt Maloney
By Matt Maloney, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
By Matt Maloney
At 4:21 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21, the sun’s direct rays will reach their southernmost point, touching directly down on the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5 degree south latitude.
As we move further into the cold season, a full two months past the autumnal equinox, it’s a good time to delve deeper into the wonders of frost. Frost is a distinct and ephemeral feature of our landscape, transforming it at sunrise and gone by the afternoon. At this time of year, there is a…
By Matt Maloney
By Matt Maloney
INTERVALE — On Friday, Nov. 15, starting at 5 p.m. at Ledge Brewing in Intervale.
By Matt Maloney
By Matt Maloney, Naturalist/Teacher Tin Mountain Conservation Center
Starting in October, when the foliage peaks, and extending through the leaf drop, there is one tree that seems a bit confused. At the same time as its yellowed leaves begin to wither and fall off, this small tree, the witch hazel, begins to flower. How backward!