Turtles Waking

March 31, 2023 / Pam Otto / Good Natured

As the days get longer and the sunshine gets stronger, aquatic turtles will be rousing from brumation—a cold-blooded creature’s equivalent of hibernation—and rising to the…

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Box Turtles a Lifelong Commitment

December 2, 2022 / Pam Otto / Good Natured

Arthur the box turtle has lived as a pet since 1978 but his actual age is unknown.

Box Turtle, Reptile, Turtles

Turtles

July 24, 2015 / Pam Otto / Good Natured

February 27, 2015 Bird Tracks A female midland painted turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata, showed up unexpectedly last week in the Hickory Knolls turtle pond, threatening the well-being of the endangered Blanding’s turtles that reside there. I’m not gonna lie, we like to have fun here at the ‘Knolls. Even though the duties can be demanding

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Turtles

June 7, 2013 / Pam Otto / Good Natured

Pam’s Perspective From the… Pam Otto is the Manager of Natural Programs and Interpretive Services for the St. Charles Park District June 7, 2013 Over the past three or four weeks, we’ve gotten several calls about turtles. Turtles wandering through back yards. Turtles wandering through front yards. A turtle that, at first glance, appeared to

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