Tom Seymour, Maine Naturalist, journalist, writer of books, blogs and articles, shares his encounters with the natural world. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Seminar Schedule and June Report. Persons wishing to participate in any of these may contact me and I can forward sign-up info.

And lived to tell about it. Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry of Yarrow. From Forth Valley Herbal Medicine. It was already known to the Romans as Herba Militaris . Its Anglo-Saxon name is Gearwe.

The tree is gregarious and forms either pure stands or is dominant. It is a strong light-demander. Is one of the favourite timbers for native wheelwright work, being used for felloes, spokes, naves and axles for the bodies of carts, and also for shafts and yokes. It is also used for agricultural implements such as ploughs, harrows, also used to make well curbs, tent pegs, boat handles, walking-sticks etc. Is extremely hardy and resistant to drought.

A place to discuss the ecology and evolution of plants as well as the functioning of ecosystems. Companion to Resource Strategies of Wild Plants, Princeton University Press. Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Diet of large herbivores in Africa. This has the potential to be a classic. Or at least the start of a number of classic studies.

This is where it displays. You can do what on the Bungy Jump? We changed some things up at our Nanaimo Park for even more fun. Check out our Late Day Play Perk.