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🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌙🦋
Read story →: 🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌙🦋We’ve explored some fascinating connections in nature recently—from nighttime wildlife and native vines to rattlesnake master and its pollinator visitors. How much do you remember? Test yourself with these 5 questions! 🌙…
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Buzz & Bloom
Read story →: Buzz & Bloom🌿🐝 Rattlesnake Master & the Great Black Wasp 🖤🌿 At first glance, Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) may not look like a typical wildflower. Its stiff, blue-green leaves and round, pale flower heads…
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Pollinator/Wildlife Spotlife
Read story →: Pollinator/Wildlife Spotlife🦋 POLLINATOR SPOTLIGHT: Clematis Clearwing Moth 🌿 At first glance, you might mistake the Clematis Clearwing Moth (Alcathoe caudata) for a wasp! Its slender body and mostly transparent wings are part of…
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Habitat Connections
Read story →: Habitat Connections🌙🦇 HABITAT UPDATE: When the Sun Goes Down, the Habitat Wakes Up When we think about wildlife habitat, we often picture what happens during the day—but after sunset, an entirely different community…
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🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virgin’s Bower 🤍🌿
Read story →: 🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virgin’s Bower 🤍🌿Looking for a native vine that brings late-summer beauty and wildlife value to the landscape? Meet Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana), a vigorous native clematis covered with clusters of delicate white flowers in…
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Neighbors for Nature
Read story →: Neighbors for Nature🌍🌾 WILDLIFE SUCCESS STORY: The Wildebeest That Helped Restore the Serengeti Sometimes restoring a single species can help restore an entire ecosystem. The blue wildebeest is a keystone species of Africa’s Serengeti…
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Explore Outdoors Nature Challenge: Southeast Pollinator Census
Read story →: Explore Outdoors Nature Challenge: Southeast Pollinator Census🐝🦋 THE SOUTHEAST IS COUNTING—WILL YOU JOIN US? 🌸 This Saturday, August 22, people across six states will be watching the flowers and counting the pollinators that keep our landscapes blooming! The…
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🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🦋🌾
Read story →: 🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🦋🌾Nature Quiz Have you been following our recent posts? Let’s see how much you remember about native plants, pollinators, and Georgia’s grasslands! Can you answer these five questions? 🌾 1. Georgia GrasslandsTrue…
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Buzz & Bloom
Read story →: Buzz & Bloom🌼🐝 Where Flowers and Pollinators Meet! 🦋🌸 A blooming garden is more than a beautiful space—it’s a busy habitat! Native flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, and other…