Each year, resident naturalist Jim Gilbert compiles his nature observations month by month in the Carver County area. These events can be used to anticipate upcoming happenings, and will help compare 2025 with a year ago.
Gilbert explains that air, soil and water, plus the living things, the parts and players in our theater of seasons react to variable temperatures, precipitation and other weather elements of the script differently each year, making a particular year its own unique production. Below is part one of 2024’s review of the year outdoors (January through June).
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