Every place you visit and love becomes a part of you. You might say that those places go home with us. They become, as Bernheim’s Education Director Whitney Wurzel likes to say, part of our hearts’ geography. Loved places shape the way we see the world. They add focus and heighten awareness to our own […]
Meet the Viceroy, Kentucky’s state butterfly
It’s fall again, and usually at this time everyone is seeing the Monarchs on their migration south. However, there is another orange butterfly that can also be seen now and is easily confused with Monarchs, the Viceroy Butterfly (Limenitis archippus). Viceroy are Kentucky’s state butterfly and look similar to monarch. They are normally found in […]
Bernheim Pollinators: Locust Borer Beetle
The Locust Borer Beetle, also known as Megacyllene robiniae, is a one-tree kind of bug. Native to North America, the locust borer beetle attacks only the black locust tree. With a lifespan varying from weeks to years, the locust borer caterpillar tunnels and eats the locust tree, weakening the tree and making it prone to […]
The Sage: All of Us are a Part of the Cycle of Life
Though we are only just past summer’s mid-point, revitalizing gusts of cool air are returning to the lush landscape of the Edible Garden. Chilly mornings and moderate temperatures are a welcome relief for staff and visitors alike. During the summer months, it is generally preferable to accomplish tasks quickly during the coolest parts of the […]
It's Pawpaw Blooming Time
Asimina triloba, or Pawpaw, are blooming here at Bernheim Forest. Pawpaw is a small shrub that grows in the understory of mesic forest and small woodland openings. It can grow between 10 to 20 feet, or sometimes as high as 30 feet. It blooms in spring from April to May, and will produce fruit in […]