Squirrel with a cold tail
Is it a Squirrel? Is it a rat? Is it a squirat? This tree squirrel was seen in Arkansas. It is not a new breed of squirrel, but one that is going through a rump to tail molt which happens in the winter.
My activities as a Central Arkansas Master Naturalist include watching the animals around me. Check out the Master Naturalist of Arkansas website at: http://home.arkansasmasternaturalists.org
After forming two more chapters in Arkansas, the Master Naturalist program has developed a new website to have information available about the whole chapter.
The website includes the Central Arkansas Master Naturalists, the Northwest Arkansas Master Naturalists, and the North Central Arkansas Master Naturalists.
Visit the new Arkansas Master Naturalists website at
http://home.arkansasmasternaturalists.org
Central Arkansas Master Naturalists have their application online for the new class of 2010.
The Ouachita Mountain Hikers ( http://www.omhikers.net/ ) and four Master Naturalists: Bruce Walls, Dave Danner, Linda Saylor and Martha Bowden, met at Bell Slough for a morning hike on Saturday, Feb 7th.
In this day when you can go anywhere with the aid of a computer, it is good to actually spend time with others and share our world in person. It did take a few emails to put the hike together and we are grateful for Loretta and her organizational skills. We didn’t hike the trail, we consciously meandered along the path stopping to see the trees such as the bur oak or winged elm, the birds and the other wildlife (dead raccoon).
After the hike, we ate at O’Henry’s, a small restaurant just outside of Mayflower on the way to Conway. With good food, more stories were shared and friendships were made.
Master Naturalists website is at: http://home.arkansasmasternaturalists.org You can be a master naturalist by getting your application in by January 2010. Check the website for more details.
