🌱🔎 HABITAT UPDATE: Beneath Your Feet
When you think of wildlife habitat, you probably picture trees, flowers, birds, butterflies, and bees. But some of the busiest habitat in your yard is somewhere you rarely look— right
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🦋🌸 POLLINATOR SPOTLIGHT: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
Is it a hummingbird? A bumble bee? A moth? If you’ve ever seen a fuzzy little creature hovering in front of a flower and wondered what you were looking at,
🌸⭐ NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Shooting Star ⭐🌸
It looks as though a tiny meteor shower has landed in the spring garden! Shooting Star (Primula meadia, formerly Dodecatheon meadia) is a distinctive native wildflower with nodding flowers held
🌿 Neighbors for Nature: Small Homes, Big Impact 🐝
What happens when young people see a problem in nature and decide to do something about it? They become part of the solution. At a Girl Scout day camp in
🐦 Explore Outdoors: Go on a Bird Listening Walk! 🎶
How many birds can you discover without ever seeing them? This week’s Explore Outdoors Challenge is to take a bird listening walk. Head outside in the early morning or evening,
🌎🔎 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌿🐝
You’ve been learning about some of the fascinating connections happening in our gardens and natural areas. How much do you remember? Ready? Test your nature knowledge with these five questions!
Buzz & Bloom
🌸🪰 BUZZ & BLOOM: Virginia Waterleaf & Bee Flies 🌿 Deep in the spring woodland, Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) produces clusters of delicate white to lavender flowers—and if you stop
🦋🐝Water for Wildlife 💧🐦
We talk a lot about providing wildlife with native plants, food, and shelter—but every habitat needs one more essential ingredient: Water. 💧 Birds need water for drinking and bathing. Bees
Pollinator/Wildlife Spotlight: Bee Fly
🐝🪰 POLLINATOR SPOTLIGHT: Meet the Bee Fly! Is it a bee? Is it a fly? If you spot a fuzzy little insect hovering over your flowers and extending a surprisingly
🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virginia Waterleaf 🤍🌿
Walk through a rich Eastern woodland in spring and you may encounter a plant that is easy to overlook until you stop and look closely. Its broad green leaves appear
🌿 Young Nature Heroes: Leadership in Action 🌿
One young leader, one determined Scout troop, and one acre of habitat made for an inspiring conservation success story. Eagle Scout Grisha Driscoll organized and led a two-day habitat restoration
🌙 Explore Outdoors: Listen to the Sounds of Summer 🎶🦗
As the sun goes down, nature’s nighttime orchestra begins! Step outside, turn off the distractions, and spend a few minutes listening for crickets, katydids, and cicadas. 🦗 Crickets create their