Website Updates

A listing of recent changes made to the website, for those interested in new species pages that go up, corrections to the old pages, and new pictures that are added.

13 March 2023
Updated the News Page on how the flowers were faring before the storm.

7 March 2023
Restarted the News Page. No current events that I know of are planned, but reports are coming in of early blooming flowers. Check it out.

19 April 2022
Added pictures on the pages for Bloodroot a wildflower, for Mossy Maze Polypore (a fungus) and for Scarlet Cup (another fungus).

22 March 2022
Added a new page for Eastern Garter Snake, and added a link for this species to the Herp list. Also corrected the name of the Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula), which had been misspelled, and updated the scientifc name of Queen Snake, which has been changed (Natrix septemvitta to Regina septemvitta).

17 March 2022
Added a new page for Fragile White Carpet Moth, and added this species to the Butterfly list.

15 March 2022
Added a new picture to the page for Coltsfoot (a wildflower). Added new picures to page for Carolina Vetch (another wildflower).

3 March 2022
Added a new picture to the page for the Cabbage White (a butterfly). Added a new page for Emerald Ash Borer (an invasive beetle and killer of ash trees). Added the Emerald Ash Borer to the Other Insects and Spiders page.

2 March 2022
Added a new picture to the page for the Canadian Snakeroot (a wildflower) and added several new pictures to the page for Black Haw (a shrub).

28 February 2022
Added a new picture to the page for the Arrowhead Spider. Added a new page for the Bowl and Doily Weaver, (another spider), and added it to the spider list on the Other Insects and Spiders page.

24 February 2022
Revised the page for Prairie Ragwort, (a wildflower), giving it a new name, Appalachian Ragwort, adding some new pictures, and including a disscusion of the current controversy of the relationship of our plants to other ragworts.

23 February 2022

New page for the Virgin Tiger Moth. This is a new species for Wildwood, so added to the Butterfly and Moth list.

22 February 2022

Added a second picture, with thanks to Nancy Kent, to the page for the Twelve-Spotted Skimmer (a dragonfly), and revised the description of the spots to be (hopefully) clearer. Added new pictures to the page for Aniseroot (a wildflower).

20 February 2022

New page for the Twelve-Spotted Skimmer (a dragonfly).

19 February 2022

Revised the page for Yellow Corydalis (a wildflower), with new, closeup pictures of the flowers.

18 February 2022

Revised the page for the Buckeye Leaf Miner (a fly), gave its identification, and added a picture of the adult. This species was discovered in Wildwood in 2017 by Nancy Kent and identified in 2018 by Charley Eiseman. It is fairly new to science, having only been properly described in 2018 by Charley Eiseman and Owen Lonsdale.

17 February 2022

Added a page for Black Moss Dots (a lichen) with pictures. Added to the Fungi list.

8 July 2021

Added a page for the Margined Calligrapher (a hoverfly) with pictures. Added to the Insect list.

28 June 2021

Rewrote the pages for Black Snakeroot and Clustered Snakeroot to compare them and link them to the new page on Canada Snakeroot. New pictures for Clustered Snakeroot. Also added Canada Snakeroot to the Wildflower Key.

25 June 2021

Added a page for our third snakeroot species, which has been definitively identified, Canada Snakeroot. Added to the Wildflower Page, the Plant Index, and the Phylogenetic List. Sometime soon, I will revise the other two snakeroot pages to compare to and link to Canada Snakeroot. I will also add it to the Wildflower identification page.

23 June 2021

Another serious correction today. The Waxy Meadow Rue page was rewritten with some new photographs, and new information on where it occurs in the Park. The page for Tall Meadow Rue was removed as the plant earlier identified as this species was a female of Waxy Meadow Rue. Also had to delete Tall Meadow Rue from all the pages where it is referenced.

22 June 2021

Serious correction this time. It was discovered that the resident phlox in Wildwood had been misidentified. Corrected this information on its page --see Mountain Phlox page, and rewrote the Species of the Week spotlight on this species. Corrected the entries on the Wildflower Page, the Plant Index, and the Phylogenetic List. Corrected the name of this plant in the "What's Blooming" archive. Finally, corrected the entry in the Wildflower Key.

4 February 2021

Added a page for Arrowhead Spider, and added it to the list of Insects and Spiders in the Park. Added comparison to the page for Arrow-Shaped Micrathena. Corrected an error on the spider list (Harvestmen are not spiders.)

1 February 2021

Added a page for Horsehair Worms, and added those creatures to the list of other invertebrates in the Park.

26 January 2021

Added a page for Southern Soldiers (a lichen), added that species to the Fungus List, and added comments about it to the page for British Soldiers.

31 December 2020

Added a page for Gray-White Slime Balls, added that species to the Fungus List, and added comments about it to the page for Lawn Ashes.

30 December 2020

Added a page for Hare's Foot Inkcap, added that species to the Fungus List, and added comments about it to the pages for Fairy Inkcap, Shaggy Mane, Alcohol Inky, and Scaly Inkcap.

29 December 2020

Updated page for Fairy Inkcap or Non-Inky Coprinus, with new pictures.

17 December 2020

Added a page for Carnival Candy Slime Mold.

15 December 2020

Added new pictures for Winter Mushroom of Velvetfoot.

7 December 2020

Added new pictures for Shaggy Scalecap mushroom.

4 December 2020

Added new pictures for Multicolored Gilled Polypore.

3 December 2020

Added a page for Blewit (a mushroom), and added a link for that species to the Fungus List.

29 November 2020

Added a page for Sulfur Tuft (a mushroom), and added a link for that species to the Fungus List.

28 November 2020

Updated the page for Purple Jelly Drops, with a more specific identification, some micrographs and more information. Similarly updated the page for Eyelash Cup with micrographs and more information.

24 November 2020

Added new pictures for Deadly Galerina.

23 November 2020

Added a page for Artist's Conk, and added a link for that species to the Fungus List.

18 November 2020

Added a page for Purple Jelly Drops, and added a link for that species to the Fungus List.

31 July 2020

Added a page for the Eastern Red Damselfly, and added a link for that species to the Dragonfly and Damselfly List.

30 July 2020

Added a page for the American Mink, and added that species to the Mammal List.

28 July 2020

Added pages for two moths, Harris's Three Spot, and Hummingbird Clearwing. Added the Three Spot to the Butterfly and Moth List as it is a new species for the Park, and added links for both species.

23 July 2020

Updated the page for American Snout Butterfly with an improved picture of the pattern on the upper wings. Also updated the page for Yellow Goatsbeard with a new picture, a closeup of the seedhead.

22 July 2020

Added a page for Aphids, and added these insects to the Insects and Spiders List. Also added a missing link to the Wildflower list for Yellow Goatsbeard. There were already links in the Plant Phylogeny and Plant Index lists.

21 July 2020

Updated pages for Enchanter's Nightshade, Fringed Loosestrife, Hedge Maple and American Snout Butterfly with new pictures.

8 July 2020

Added a page for Red Velvet Mite, and added it to the Insects and Spiders List.

6 July 2020

Updated pages, with new photographs, for Enchanter's Nightshade, Nipplewort, and Common Hedge Nettle.

5 July 2020

Added a page for Scaly Ink Cap, and updated related pages of Shaggy Mane and Alcohol Inky. Added the new species to the Fungi List.

25 June 2020

Updated the page for Snapping Turtle with new photographs.

24 June 2020

Added pages for Fourteen-Spotted Leaf Beetle and Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle. Added the leaf beetle to the insect and spider list.

8 February 2020

Removed the page for Corn Speedwell (Veronica arvensis) as the pictures on that page are probalby Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia). Made a number of corrections (removed plants not found in Park, corrected incorrect links, corrected spelling) to the Plant Index and to Sweet Buckeye and Common Groundsel pages.

28 January 2020

Added a page for Wild Senna, and added that species to the Wildflower list, Plant Index, and Phylogenetic list.

25 January 2020

Added a page for the Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly.

21 January 2020

Added a page for the Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly.

20 January 2020

Added an additional photograph to the Red-Spotted Purple page.

19 January 2020

Added a page for the Red-Spotted Purple and linked this species to the Butterfly List.

18 January 2020

Added a page for Pipevine Swallowtail and added this species to the Butterfly List.

25 August 2019

Added news about the sixth Outdoor Classroom lecture to the News page and updated the Home page and Lecture series page.

13 August 2019

Added news about the fifth Outdoor Classroom lecture to the News page and updated the Home page and Lecture series page.

31 July 2019

Added a page for Slender Starburst Moss, and added this species to the Lower Plant List, the Plant Phylogeny List, and the Plant Index.

30 July 2019

Added new pictures of Woodsy Thyme Moss and rewrote the text.

29 July 2019

Added a new picture of New York Scalewort and rewrote the text to include it.

26 July 2019

Added news about the fourth Outdoor Classroom lecture to the News page and updated the Home page and Lecture series page.

12 July 2019

Added news about the third Outdoor Classroom lecture to the News page and updated the Home page and Lecture series page.

3 July 2019

Added a page for Non-Inky Coprinus, and added this species to the Fungi List. Add a cross reference to the Alcohol Inky page.

2 July 2019

Added a page for Woodsy Thyme Moss, and added this species to the Lower Plant List, the Plant Phylogeny List, and the Plant Index.

29 June 2019

Added news, with pictures this time, about the second Outdoor Classroom lecture to the News page and updated the Home page and Lecture series page.

25 June 2019

Added a page for the Northern Watersnake.

24 June 2019

Added a page for the Polyphemus Moth.

17 June 2019

Updated the News page to include pictures from the first Outdoor Classroom Lecture of 2019.

14 June 2019

Added news about the first Outdoor Classroom lecture to the News page and updated the Home page and Lecture series page. Unfortunately pictures are delayed, because of technical difficulties, but will be up next week. Also corrected the name of the speaker for the second lecture on the Schedule page.

13 June 2019

Added pages for two newly identified liverworts, American Wall Scalewort and New York Scalewort.
Added pages for two newly identified mosses, Tufa Moss and Tangled Thread Moss.
Entered the new mosses and liverworts into the Lower Plant List, the Plant Phylogeny List, and the Plant Index.
Corrected a misplacement on the Fungi List -- Morels are ascomycetes, not basidiomycetes.

15 May 2019

Added information on a study of Emerald Ash Borers in the Park by RU students on the Research and Studies Page.
Added information on the Summer 2019 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series.
Updated the News Page to reflect the new information.

17 January 2019

Updated page for Belted Kingfisher with a new, better picture.
Added a page for Ohio Bristle Moss, one of the few identified mosses in the Park (out of many, many unidentified). Added to the Lower Plants list, the Plant Phylogeny list, and the Plant Index.

16 January 2019

Added posters of research performed in Wildwood Park and presented in December at RU. These are accessible from the Research page. Also added information about the studies to the News page and on the homepage.

15 January 2019

Added a new page for the Red Fox, confirmed to visit the Park by RU students.

11 January 2019

Added a couple of trail camera pics from RU students to the white-tailed deer page.

9 January 2019

Added links to two research projects by Radford University students in Wildwood. One study looks at phenology -- the timing of seasonal activities of living things, and the other examines the health of Wildwood Park's forests. The links were added to the website Research page and to the News page. The more recent study was also featured on our homepage.

7 January 2019

Added a picture to the page for Weber's Sunburst lichen, and added a new page for the Raccoon, confirmed to hang out in the Park by RU students.

4 January 2019

New pages for three striking and similar lichens, the Bushy Beard, the Bristly Beard, and the Bloody Beard were added. These species were also added to the Fungi Species List.

2 January 2019

Happy New Year! New page for Dixie Reindeer Moss, and added this species to the Fungi Species List. Also revised British Soldiers page to indicate we know of more Cladonias in the Park than we did when the page was first written.

28 December 2018

New page for Mustard Lichen, and added this species to the Fungi Species List.

27 December 2018

New page for Star Rosette lichen, and added this species to the Fungi Species List.

20 December 2018

New page for Chickweed Geometer moth.

19 December 2018

Added improved pics to the Sugar Maple and Basswood pages.

17 December 2018

Added a couple of improved pics to the Box Elder page and revised the text.

24 August 2018

Added information about the last two of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series talks to the News page. (Apologies for the delay in getting the 5th one up -- work got busy.)

27 July 2018

Added information about the fourth of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series talks to the News page.

13 July 2018

Added information about the third of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series talks to the News page.

12 July 2018

Added a page for the Rock Jigsaw lichen, and a page for its parasite, and added the new species to the list of fungi.

11 July 2018

Added a page for the Bloody Shadow lichen, updated comments on the pages for Smooth Shadow and Smooth Shadow Crust, and added the new lichen to the list of fungi.

6 July 2018

Added pages for the Powdered Ruffle Lichen and the Smooth Shadow Crust, and added them to the list of fungi.

5 July 2018

Made corrections and added more information about the second of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series talks to the News page. Includes a link to Nature's Notebook for those who want to be nature detectives but missed the lecture.

2 July 2018

Added information about the second of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series talks to the News page.

27 June 2018

Added information about the first of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series talks to the News page.

24 May 2018

Added announcement of the Summer 2018 Outdoor Classroom Lecture Series and the full schedule of talks.

17 May 2018

Updated page for the Hedge Maple, with new text and photos. Added newly minted common names for 4 species of moths previously without them -- see Butterflies & Moths page.

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