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Archives for February 2017

Shoreline Landscaping

February 15, 2017

As long as we've been talking about designing natural landscaping, I thought I should mention something about shoreline landscaping. In Wisconsin we are fortunate to have many lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. Here in the Fox Valley, we have the Winnebago Pool Lakes System which consists of Lakes … [Read more...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2017

Happy Valentine's Day! After more than 50 years of marriage, this song is really appropriate.  Enjoy! https://youtu.be/pocNl2YhZdM   Sharing this love song brought to my attention by Deborah Byrd of EarthSkyNews. … [Read more...]

Poppy Bloom

February 13, 2017

This year it looks like the western monarchs will be able to feast on some awesome native plant blooms in California. The heavy rains this state has been experiencing over the winter have been making up for the long drought. Sprouting of several species is already being seen in the Antelope Valley … [Read more...]

HR 861 To terminate the EPA

February 10, 2017

On February 3, 2017, Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) introduced a bill before the 115th Congress to terminate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 31, 2018. It has been referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committees, as well as the House Transportation and Infrastructure, … [Read more...]

Be BRASH About Planning for Nature

February 8, 2017

A good example of all five principles of BRASH: border, recognize, advertise, start small and humanize. Photo by Joe Powelka, past Wild Ones national President.

As long we've been talking about planning for our natural plantings this spring, I thought I'd share one of my favorite presentations from the past. Be BRASH About Planning for Nature is about the five principles used in designing your natural landscape. But it's also about being … [Read more...]

Birthplaces of Eastern Monarchs

February 6, 2017

Map courtesy of Monarch Joint Venture. Click on graphic to read their news article on the proportion of monarch butterflies that came from six breeding regions overwintering in Mexico.

You, like I, have probably taken for granted the monarchs overwintering in Mexico are borne in the the northern states of the eastern migration route, since the Midwest seems to be the most predominant migration route. However, by analyzing stable isotopes* from the bodies of over-wintering monarchs … [Read more...]

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