Early fall is a special time in terms of wildlife and habitat. Animals are moving or preparing for winter, and plants are either storing energy and nutrients or producing fruit […]
Ripples 5-14-15
For those of us who plant, be it shrubs and wildflowers or petunias in the backyard, spring is the time when our rewards are reaped. Restoration ecologists hold their breath […]
Bird Breakfast and Grosbeaks Galore
Ah, Spring. There is nothing more satisfying to me than planting- flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs- anything. Not that I have any great skill at it, and I know I don’t […]
Ripples 7-03-14
Written by: Conner Messerschmidt Dame’s Rocket There has recently been a rising problem with an invasive species that is most commonly known as Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis). This plant has […]