The first weekend of March is officially Aldo Leopold Weekend in Wisconsin making this weekend, March 4th - 6th, this year's official celebration. However, many communities throughout the United States celebrate Aldo Leopold's legacy at various times during the month. If you don't have time to take … [Read more...]
Hometown Habitat
Videographer Catherine Zimmerman has started a Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to finish her Hometown Habitat project. She has the photography completed, but now needs financial assistance to help with the final editing so it can be released Earth Week 2016. If you'd like to see this wonderful … [Read more...]
Sunrise
I just had to share this beautiful sunrise with you this morning. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Trees and Shrubs for Early Nesters
I must confess, I am not yet a birder, but one morning this week I heard the cardinal singing which, I believe, isn’t a usual sound for this time of year. So I went to the bird atlas and it told me that they start nest building as early as Mid-March. If that’s the case, then my earlier blog item on … [Read more...]
Trees & Shrubs for Early Pollinators
I am pleased I was finally able to attend the Design with Nature Conference held by the Wild Ones Minnesota Chapters. A presentation by Heather Holm, author of Pollinators of Native Plants, on "natives bees and their role as pollinators of native plants and cultivated blueberries" brought me some … [Read more...]
Excellent News for Eastern Monarchs
Just released -- the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) and World Wildlife Fund Mexico just released the 2015-16 eastern monarch numbers and the overall population has increased! Monitoring indicates the monarch population is occupying 4.01 hectares. That's more than three … [Read more...]