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Archives for March 2016

Banning DDT

March 30, 2016

Reference my previous post on Lorrie Otto and DDT. Since I mentioned that banning DDT led to the charter of Wild Ones, I thought you might like to read a synopsis about how it all happened: 1942: DDT First Used DDT was introduced during WWII to protect our troops from the mosquito-borne disease … [Read more...]

March is Women’s History Month – Lorrie Otto

March 28, 2016

During the month of March, the United States celebrates Women's History Month and I would be remiss if I didn't add to the list of notable women being celebrated Lorrie Otto. Lorrie, whose campaign to use native plants and natural landscaping to heal the Earth after she and her cohorts from CNRA … [Read more...]

Why Natives?

March 25, 2016

Guess who's on WPT? One of the e-mails I got this week was from Wisconsin Public Television alerting me to the gardening and horticulture programs on one of their channels called University Place. University Place broadcasts blocks of lectures beginning at 2PM in the afternoon. This past Wednesday, … [Read more...]

Hometown Habitat Update

March 23, 2016

Ned Dorff, Wild Ones Green Bay Chapter is shown speaking with Alderman Brian Danzinger, Green Bay City Council regarding the importance of making residents aware of the interdependency of humans and wildlife and the need to preserve biodiversity and habitat.

Reference my earlier post on Catherine Zimmerman video project. Catherine just sent an update indicating she still has a ways to go to get the funding she needs to finish this film. Besides the habitat heroes already cited, the video also includes Wild Ones members Todd Crail from Oak Openings … [Read more...]

Aurora Borealis

March 21, 2016

The Aurora...As It Actually Appeared from Alan Dyer on Vimeo. Although not related to the landscape on the ground, I couldn't help sharing this video from this past February of the Aurora Borealis with you. We often see the Northern Lights at our hunting property, but we've never seen anything … [Read more...]

Update on Monarchs & Ice Storm

March 18, 2016

Because monarchs are cold-blooded, they can withstand an amazing amount of cold weather. Here's an awesome video from The Guardian … [Read more...]

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