Our Ranger Bill adventure
for Tuesday, April 23, 2024, is RB105
The Giant Pines are falling over without any explanation. Bill and the boys must find out what is happening before the forest is lost. What is causing this? Is it insects, a new disease, poor soil. or what? Millions of dollars of beautiful, majestic pines are in danger. The forest service and lumber companies want answers, and Bill is at a loss to provide those answers.
RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning,
Nature Corner and beyond
For those interested in learning a bit more about our natural world, you might like the 5-part BBC TV series The Green Planet hosted by David Attenborough. The show was originally aired in 2022 but PBS is playing the series again and can be found online as well.
The show is about the wide variety of plants, how they grow, where they live, and more. The five parts involve different regions around the world such a deserts, the tropics, regions with four distinct seasons, and under water.
Compare and contrast the Green Planet with what you learn on Nature Corner. One plant Uncle Bob didn't cover was the creosote bush of deserts. You might be surprised about how a creosote bush differs from the shrubs and bushes around your home,
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for 4/20/24
Uncle Bob Devine meets Simon the Surgeon Fish. Simon lives in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Aqaba north of the Red Sea. Bob learns how the surgeon fish got its name, what it eats, and much more!
Our Ranger Bill for Friday afternoon,
