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Archives for May 2021

3PM Memorial Day

May 30, 2021

Memorial Day brings a time to reflect. Originally intended to honor those who died in wars fought for our country, for many of us the day has expanded to include honoring all living things that have died in the service of our United States of America. Please join me this Memorial Day wherever you … [Read more...]

Lamiaceae Family

May 25, 2021

In this hot, very humid weather the invasives are taking control of my lawn. All the species in this genus are native to Eurasia. I asked John Zaborsky of the Wisconsin State Herbarium, "Do I need to eradicate them? The prairie doesn’t seem to mind." He answered, "Maybe. All three spread along the … [Read more...]

Women’s Conservation Summer Camp

May 23, 2021

Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WiWiC) is launching a four-part virtual Conservation Summer Camp Lunch Series that aims to address the top land-stewardship concerns of women farmers and landowners across the state and Upper Midwest and Midwest. All women who desire to better care for land, water, … [Read more...]

Garlic Mustard II

May 18, 2021

Reference my article Garlic Mustard in which I mentioned the paper "introducing evidence toward the negative effects of the invasive plant garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) on native mycorrhizal associations." Now Douglas Main has written for the National Geographic: "The plant produces an … [Read more...]

Statewide Ban on Small-Mindedness

May 11, 2021

Woah! When the Home Owner's Association (HOA) attacked a homeowner, they had no idea what their action would create.  (The owner has the right to exclusive use of the property -- home and land. ) The homeowner lives in Maryland. The bully was the HOA. End result: No longer will it be required to … [Read more...]

National Train Day May 8

May 6, 2021

National Train Day celebrates the history of trains in the United States and the advantages of railway travel. The day is observed on the closest Saturday to May 10 – which marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States of America. The celebration was started by … [Read more...]

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