Accent on Natural Landscaping

Donna VanBuecken

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Resources
  • Organizations & Blogs
  • Archives
  • Contact

The March Equinox means Spring has Sprung!

March 23, 2018

Red-Winged Blackbird. Photo by Jack Bartholmai.

March 20th was the spring equinox. Are you seeing the signs of the spring equinox in nature? Besides experiencing more daylight, you should be seeing other signs of spring!

If you’re a sky watcher, you’re probably noticing the arc of the sun across the sky is shifting further toward the north each day. This increase in sunlight means birds, dragonflies and butterflies should be migrating north, following the sun. I’m already seeing returning bird species to our yard as well as waterfowl and cranes flying overhead.

As the days grow longer, they bring with them warmer weather. The trees and shrubs are beginning to bud, and plants are beginning to poke through the ground. Soon the spring ephemerals will begin to bloom, and hopefully all will be right with the world again. Considering the height of the water on my pool cover, I’d say we’ve had more than a foot less moisture this winter. I’m wishing for a wet spring to make up for it. Most of my prairie species are wet mesic, so a really dry winter, followed by a really dry summer will yield less vibrant plant species than we saw last year. I may have to treasure all the photos I took last year a little longer.

CUMULATIVE SNOWFALL: GREEN BAY 2017-2018

Based on the map above, it looks like we’ve had nearly two feet less than the average snowfall this year. (Wisconsin State Climatology Office)
   Send article as PDF   

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Signup button.

Recent Posts

  • OVER-THE-COUNTER NATIVE PLANT SALE MAY 21
  • WOFVA’s NATIVE PLANT SALE MAY 21
  • Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA)
  • Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees
  • Native Landscaping Design

Category Archives

  • Biodiversity
    • Monarchs
    • Pollinators
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Events
  • Fire
  • Funding
  • Garden and Landscape Design
  • Heroes
  • Homestead
    • Recipe
  • Invasive Plants
  • Native plant garden design
  • Native Plants
  • Natural Landscaping
  • Prairie
  • Public Comment Opportunity
  • Railroad
  • The Sky
  • Wellbeing
  • Wetlands
  • Wildflowers
    • Trees & Shrubs
  • Wildlife
    • Wolves
  • Wisconsin
  • Women
  • Woodlands

Copyright 2005-2018
Donna VanBuecken