My friend Sue Forbes and I drove to Emporia, Kansas a few weeks ago to attend the Symphony in the Flint Hills held in the Tallgrass Prairie. Unfortunately, due to the horrific thunderstorms on the Friday before the Symphony, it was rescheduled for the rain date Sunday, June 16, 2019. But … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Creeping Bellflower — Oh My!
I was going to start writing today about my recent trip to the Tallgrass Prairie, but I have to delay those posts for one more day to get on my peach crate about Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) and Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata). Here goes.... As we drove Up North this … [Read more...]
Monarch Population Status and the Weather
If you haven't already read Chip Taylor's early predictions for this year's Monarch population, I reprint it below for your information. I found his explanation about how temperatures affect the survivability of the Monarchs pretty interesting. Monarch Population Status – by Chip Taylor* To … [Read more...]
The Art of Mending the Earth
The following post is from an e-mail received from long-time Wild Ones member Nancy Aten regarding Art at the Urban Ecology Center now through September 2019 at the Riverside Park Branch in Milwaukee*. If you're in the area, this Thursday, July 11th from 5-7 pm is the free opening reception of … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Native Plant Nurseries
Wisconsin has updated its Native Plant Nurseries listing this year and I wanted to share it with you. The list is compiled by the WDNR's Natural Heritage Conservation Program and includes nurseries which primarily carry plant material native to Wisconsin and adjacent states and nurseries which carry … [Read more...]
The Weather and Purple Loosestrife Beetles
Reference Wisconsin Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Biocontrol. The message below is from Wisconsin Wetland Invasive Plant Program Coordinator Brock Woods. It is intended for all who are rearing beetles this year, and have not yet released them. If you are not rearing this year, please … [Read more...]