Nina Manzi

Afton State Park phenology, July 16 to 22

By Nina Manzi | July 16, 2021 | 5 minute read

What to look for this week in the natural world.

By Nina Manzi | July 1, 2021 | 5 minute read

Birds broods, butterflies and dragonflies on the wing, fawns in the forests, trees bloom, and the weather gets hot.

By Nina Manzi | May 13, 2021 | 5 minute read

Spring is speeding up at the park along the lower river.

By Nina Manzi | April 16, 2021 | 5 minute read

Frogs are calling and monarchs are making the way back north.

By Nina Manzi | March 26, 2021 | 4 minute read

Birds on the move, flowers ready to bloom, maple trees budding, and a full moon.

By Nina Manzi | March 12, 2021 | 4 minute read

Waterfowl follow the open water and other early signs of spring.

By Nina Manzi | February 19, 2021 | 5 minute read

First bird migration is beginning, maple sap will soon start to run, and other signs of the season.

By Nina Manzi | February 12, 2021 | 6 minute read

Life continues even during a deep freeze.

By Nina Manzi | December 4, 2020 | 4 minute read

There’s still lots to see, even as winter settles in along the St. Croix Valley.

By Nina Manzi | October 16, 2020 | 4 minute read

A meteor shower, late migrators, hibernating butterflies, fall color, and… “coprophagy.”