Accent on Natural Landscaping

Donna VanBuecken

Nature’s Best Hope

Introduction I want to explain why it has been so long since I have written a blog post. The hospital was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and my therapy sessions were put on hold. Because my friends bought me an iPad, I was able to continue without a therapist. Recently, I have started therapy … [Read more...]

It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

  Today is April 22, which marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. "Before 1970, pollution was rampant. Air pollution was widespread, toxic fumes billowed from factories and automobiles, and enormous fish die-offs occurred in the Great Lakes." (Nature Scoop) After returning from World … [Read more...]

Webinars for You

Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) Here is a note from the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) along with information about some interesting webinars: "As people across the country and around the world adapt by the day to ongoing limitations on gathering with family and friends and to new … [Read more...]

Conserving the Jewels of the Night

As I've written before, fireflies are in peril. Reference my post entitled Fireflies are Glowing. The Xerces Society sent out an announcement this past week that they were mounting a new firefly conservation campaign: Conserving the Jewels of the Night. "Fireflies are some of our most … [Read more...]

Reporting Monarch Habitat

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has declared that our habitat development has added up to a good summer for monarchs "Wisconsin’s 'supergeneration' of monarchs are now flying 1,700 miles to their overwintering sites in Mexico where official population counts will be taken. … [Read more...]

Registration ends soon – Where Ecology Meets Economy: Season 6

Reference my earlier post Where Ecology Meets Economy: Season 6. On-line registrations will end on September 20, 2019, but if you want to participate in the meals and find a place to sit, you'd better register by today, Friday September 13th. Don't procrastinate any longer! Register now! SEWISC … [Read more...]