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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
Tree trunks extend up from a lush forest floor.

Bark along the banks

Becca Zak, Interpretive NaturalistTrees at Cascade Valley Metro Park (photo: Joe Prekop)One of my favorite tree ID hikes is . . .
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A bright green beetle with white face.

Good and bad bugs of the garden

Learn how to ID “bad” bugs you might find in your garden, along with how to promote “good” bug populations so they can eat the ones causing most of the damage.

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A cecropia moth sits on a pile of yellow leaves with its wings extended, showing off the various colors of its wings.

The amazing cecropia moth

Dave Brumfield, Interpretive Naturalistcecropia mothIf you’re like me, you might have grown up thinking of moths as small . . .
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A plastic bag caught on a high tree branch.

The problem with plastic bag “birds”

Carol Vigorito, Interpretive NaturalistYears ago, as a novice naturalist, I excitedly pointed to a shape high in a . . .
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A blue and white swallow sits on a tree branch.

Your Backyard: Swallows

Carol Vigorito, Interpretive NaturalistTree swallow (Photo: Bob Roach)Agile aerialists that expertly catch insects in midair, swallows are fascinating summer . . .
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