Northland Nature: Late winter is a time of hunger

Northland Nature: Late winter is a time of hunger

March is an amazing month in the Northland. It is a time of the greatest (deepest) snowpack. Snow has covered the ground for the last 100 days, adding new snow regularly. It is a month when we expect some subzero readings and maybe rising to the 60s or more. Daylight continues to lengthen. We begin with 11 hours of light that reaches 12½ when we exit. And the vernal equinox (the first day of spring) happens on March 20. Among the trees, many sta…