Earth Day

Apr 24, 2019 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Hey Guys! In celebration of the fact that Earth Day just happened, I would like to share with you a few facts about our Earth’s environment: -Americans use about 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour; -The average time for plastic bottles to decompose...

Spring plants

Apr 7, 2019 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Hey guys! It was supposed to rain today, but I woke up to nice clear blue skies and warm weather, a perfect day to go out on the trail. While I was out on the trail, I saw that some skunk cabbage has popped out! At first I thought they were named...

Mushrooms

Mar 25, 2019 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Hey guys! So I was walking on the trail today and happened to encounter this tree! It’s covered in mushrooms! There were a bunch more of those trees along the trail. When I got home I researched it a little and found out that the reason why mushrooms...

Springtime coming

Mar 12, 2019 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Hey everyone! As you can tell, Spring is right around the corner and I’m super excited! You will definitely see me out on the trail a lot more with the warmer weather coming in! I’m excited to share all of the beautiful colors that are on the horizon...

Emerald Ash Borer

Feb 24, 2019 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Hey Guys! So as I was walking on the trail today, I saw there was a sign talking about the Emerald Ash Boarder. On the sign, it explained how they were dangerous to Ash trees and when I went home, I did some research and found out why. Apparently...

Exploring new places

Jan 28, 2019 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Hey guys! So today I decided to go with my family and explore some new areas of the LHT! We ended up going to the pedestrian bridge that is over the Stony Brook on Province Line Road. That area is actually one of the least visited areas on the LHT...

Cold and quiet

Dec 31, 2018 | Blog

by guest blogger, Cassie Ankener Hi Everyone! I just wanted to update you on the trail during the winter season! So not every time you go out on the trail are you guaranteed to see spectacular wildlife. However, there is something nice that always comes out of walking...

An abundance of animals

Dec 31, 2018 | Blog

by guest blogger, Cassie Ankener Hi Guys!So, recently when I was walking on the trail, I spotted this family of deer! During this time of year, deer are pretty easy to spot because all of the grass is cut. It has been pretty chilly on the trail but every time I go on...

Winter Begins

Dec 31, 2018 | Blog

by Cassie Ankener Winter just started and it’s looking incredible on the trail! Now that all of the leaves are gone, you can spot some pretty unique animals! While on the trail with my dad, we spotted this owl! That’s something that you can’t see every day on the...