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Conserving the Jewels of the Night

November 4, 2019

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...]

Turtlehead (Chelone spp)

September 25, 2019

Years ago in the rain garden area of my prairie, I had native White Turtlehead (Chelone gabra) and Pink Turtlehead (Chelone oblique).* Over the years, as they've expanded their locations and moved closer to one another, the White Turtlehead seems to be changing. It has adopted a distinct white and … [Read more...]

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

August 28, 2019

I found this wonderful surprise in my prairie this week. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw two spikes of Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) blossoms standing there in between the Woodland Sunflowers and the Spotted Jewelweed. Everything is such a mess all around the area, but there was … [Read more...]

The Weather and Purple Loosestrife Beetles

July 5, 2019

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...]

Doug Tallamy & Mariette Nowak to Speak in Stevens Point April 12, 2019

March 29, 2019

Great news! Nationally known speaker and Wild Ones Honorary Director Doug Tallamy will be a keynote speaker for the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention and Water Action Volunteers Symposium to be held April 10-12, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point. Doug will speak on … [Read more...]

Natural Landscapes decrease Impact of Global Warming

February 8, 2019

Leaves from the Oak trees are thatched into the lawn and debris from the summer's prairie plants are left for the birds and other critters that frequent the yard.

Even though we all may not have read the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report on climate change, we have all heard the dismal findings. Humans must act now to decrease global warming or we'll continue to suffer through more extreme weather events -- … [Read more...]

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