Today is May 5th, and it is Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is a day many schools and communities celebrate here in the USA as well as in Mexico. Often mistaken as Mexico’s celebration of independence, it actually is intended to celebrate the Battle of Puebla. It has, however, become more of a fun … [Read more...]
Violets
With the overwhelming abundance of ephemerals, the spring violets are going "gangbusters!" The E-Mail The other day I got an e-mail from someone who wanted to know how to get rid of the wild violets in her lawn. How she “hated” them and tried to eradicate them from her lawn. How the violets just … [Read more...]
Ephemerals II
The trees are budding out. There have been dandelions, and creeping Charlie are everywhere. And we have off-again and on-again sunshine. My goodness! Where did the overwhelming abundance of ephemerals come from? I guess the warm weather has something to with that. It seems to me it is two weeks … [Read more...]
Ephemerals
There is much more to see. The immature Cooper's hawk is flying around to check out bird feeders because they do go after small birds. The pollinators have just a smidgen of hope to see wildflowers. Here in Northeast Wisconsin I have seen: (Click a single photo – then click the photo again … [Read more...]
$1.7 Million for Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
This is part of the article from NWWF New Releases: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.7 million in grants to conserve monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, … [Read more...]
Spring Is Here!
Spring is here! The birds have returned. The ephemerals are out. The Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) is overwhelming the land. The pollinators hope to see flowers. Here in Northeast Wisconsin I have seen: (Click a single photo – then click the photo again for a larger view.) … [Read more...]
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