Local Happenings in the Natural World in January and February

The natural world has work to do in January and February. But it can go unheralded by those of us who hunker down in stasis during winter.


The natural world has work to do in January and February. But it can go unheralded by those of us who take the black bear’s view of winter: a time to hunker down in stasis. In any case these months represent — and hopefully deliver — the depths of winter, when creeks and aquifers fill, and plants and animals recharge for spring’s explosion. Click through the above gallery for details.