Spring signs 2026: Daffodils bloom as black bears emerge
Fluctuating March temperatures bring early blooms and thawing ponds, while invasive garlic mustard threatens habitats and black bears wake from hibernation.
March is continuing its up-and-down weather. The ice on a small pond in our yard had recently melted, but as I’m writing this it’s once again frozen. Grasses all around it, though, are green, a visible promise of what’s to come.