Spring time! House finch eggs off the south porch of the Hilltop Classroom #signsofspring Belwin Conservancy @SPPS_Science

This EXPO 4th grade class "stormed" past competitors to snare their final Naturethon star! Ms. Storm's class has logged a total of 300 minutes of learning outside. They may be the first but other classes are hot in pursuit, sure to join them shortly in hitting this milestone!

Proud father of 5...eggs so far! Thanks to @flyguygeoff for this perfect shot! Zoom in on the bluebird and it holds up. Belwin Conservancy

“When will your tulips bloom?” SPPS created a cohort of 14 schools to learn whether the urban heat island affects tulip bloom time…and it looks like it DOES! This is part of the larger #CitizenScience project thru Journey North Ed a climate based project spanning North America

Today was the perfect day to take our learning outside! Belwin never disappoints! SPMA Saint Paul Public Schools BelwinOutdoorScience Brenda Natala

Our Journey North Ed tulips bloomed yesterday! We created a Cohort for SPPS schools 7 months 14 schools 700 tulips Urban tulips emerged 2 weeks earlier, and bloomed 3 days earlier than Belwin (exurban site) tulips #ClimateLiteracy #phenology

Chelsea Hts 3rd graders use a solar filter to safely view the sun 🌞 first with their eyes, and then through the telescope 🔭 “This reminds me of the Como Planetarium!” They said Yes! We see every Saint Paul Public Schools 3rd grader, & so does the Planetarium. Connections! @SPPS_Science

One of MN's more peculiar insects is Phobetron pithecium, also known as the Hag Moth Caterpillar or the Monkey Slug Caterpillar. On the caterpillar’s back are nine pairs of furry tentacle-like arms that can extend and move. #Minnesota101 📸: Igor Swianowicz

Ice is not nice! Belwin turns snowshoes into ice shoes w/ metal cleats! Daytons Bluff 4th & 5th graders crossed the slippery ice with confidence. Too bad we only have a dozen pairs. Icy trails (rain followed by cold) could be a new climate normal. Climate Generation @SPPS_Science

Saint Paul Public Schools Applications accepted until February 28th for Cohort 8. Join our last SUTR info session on Feb. 22nd at 4:30p.m. Visit spps.org/sutr #spps_news #sutr_spps #education #specialeducation #elementaryeducation #cohorts #residency #communityunity #communitypower

So great to rescue raptors like eagles, hawks and owls. If you find a raptor that needs help, please contact the The Raptor Center 612-624-4745

It is *so wonderful* to get students into MN Astronomical Society’s observatory at Belwin Conservancy 5th graders took pictures of sun spots causing amazing Northern Lights in the news this week. Those spots looks small, but each spot is the size of the entire planet earth 🌏🤯

Our Journey North Ed Tulip Test Garden Tulips emerged on Monday 3/27! Nearly 2 weeks earlier than average of April 8.

“I’m hot!” cried the students “Don’t slip on the ice!” replied the guides. Record breaking 84 degrees in Afton MN on April 12, 2023

It looked like winter here last Friday with wind chills at 10 degrees and 80% snow cover. Today (Wednesday) we have temps in the mid 80’s and the snow is gone. Images from today: Stowing kick sleds for the winter. Ice still holding on at the deep pool.

Silver maple syrup. Early season (left) late season (right). Syrup always darkens later in the season.

Join us on July 10, 10–11:30 pm as we celebrate the sky at our next Star Party! Learn more and register for updates at: bellmuseum.umn.edu/event/july-10-…

3 white bluebird eggs! They are rare, but how cool that they are in a nest right next to another bluebird nest with 3 blue eggs?

A murmuration of about 500 starlings near Belwin Conservancy. While starlings are a destructive, invasive bird species in Minnesota, their aerial maneuvers are impressive. See more murmurations here: youtu.be/V4f_1_r80RY?si…