January 2021
January 2020 - No snow on the ground at the beginning of the month. Mid-month - snow has come and gone. Beaver Pond is partially covered with ice, with four beaver houses and signs that the dam on the inlet stream has been reinforced.
Chimaphila maculata - spotted wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata - spotted wintergreen
Small, perennial, evergreen herb native to eastern North America
Pyrola americana - American wintergreen
Pyrola americana - American wintergreen
The Cherokee used the leaves of American shinleaf to "stick on cuts and sores to heal them."