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The Acorn


 
The Acorn, ARNHA's quarterly newsletter, features articles by local naturalists and Parkway advocates.  It  is mailed to all members.  To request it electronically, give us your e-mail address: arnha@comcast.net 

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Current Issue

Winter 2011-2012



Feature article:

Emergent Animal Minds
What do we have in common with otters?
By Richard E. Avery, PhD, Dept. of Biological Sciences CSUS




Acorn issues 2004 - 2009 available for download

You can download the current issue of The Acorn as well as published issues going back to
2004.  Scroll down and click on the Acorn issue(s) you want to download.



The Acorn: Issues Published 2006 & 2011

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The Acorn: Issues Published 2004 - 2005
  

  Fall 2011
Feature Article:  Meet Paul Tebbel
Summer 2011
Feature Article:  Second Annual Painting Where the Wild Things Are
Spring 2011
Feature Article:  Carol Doersch hailed at special ARNHA Meeting
Winter 2010 - 2011
Feature Article: 'Awesome' response for EYNC programs
Fall 2010

Feature Article:  Effie Yeaw Nature Center under new management
Summer 2010
Feature Article:  ARNHA to Take Over Nature Center?

Spring 2010
Feature article:  Early geology of the Lower American River
Winter 2009 - 10
Feature article:  Creepy Crawlies - crucial critters that get a bum rap
Fall 2009 Acorn
Feature article:  Green: The color of primary producers
Summer 2009 Acorn
Feature article:
  Night Music: Biophony, Biophilia and Biodiversity on the Parkway
Spring 2009
Feature Article:  Happy Trails Ahead:  The future looks bright for trails systems in our region

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Winter 2008 - 2009
Feature Article:  Parkway Scavengers: On Duty 24/7
. . . group of unsung ecosystem heroes are scavengers, detrivores and decomposers.
Fall 2008 
Feature Article:
  New Parks Director knows the territory

Summer 2008
Feature Article:  Predators Lurk on the Parkway!
"Predators have been reported on the American River Parkway—the furry scaly kind . . ."

Spring 2008
Feature Article: Coyote the Trickster
Winter 2007-08
Feature Article:  Wanted: Landscape Literacy
Fall 2007

Feature Article:  Grade School to College —Students Learn at EYNC
Summer 2007
Featured Article:  Biodiversity: A Wealth of Species
Spring 2007           Acorn Briefs:  Spring 2007
Feature Article:  The Gray Fox: Tree-Climbing Wild Dog
Winter 2006-07      Acorn Briefs: Winter 2006-07
Feature Article:  Meet the Wild Turkey
Spring 2006          Acorn Briefs: Spring 2006
Feature Article:  Hats off to the American River Beaver 
Summer 2006     Acorn Briefs: Summer 2006
Feature Article:  Hummingbirds
Fall 2006 
Feature Article: Curing Parkway's Funding Ailments
Winter 2005-06   Acorn Briefs: Winter 2005-06
Feature Article: Squirrels in My Birdfeeder!

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The Acorn: Issues Published 2004 - 2005

Looking for a specific past issue of The Acorn not listed below, or a particular article?  Contact us: arnha@comcast.net 


Fall 2005
     Acorn Briefs:  Fall 2005 
Feature Article: Rattlesnakes & Rattles
Spring 2005 
Feature Article: The Pond Turtle,
                            Hoping  for a Better Season

Fall 2004
Feature Article: Seeing Green, Unexpected Value of 
                             Living among Plants

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Summer 2005
 
Feature Article: Share Your Passion for Nature,
                            Join the EYNC Docent Team
Winter 2004-05 
Feature Article:  Acorn Woodpeckers Take Care
                             of Their Own

Summer 2004
Feature Article: Dragons & Damsels along
                     the American Rive 

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