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This post, by Kevin Coyle, from the National Wildlife Federation reminded me that I needed to talk about gardening when you don’t have a yard. As with a ground landscaping you need to focus on the Three Fundementals of attracting wildlife: Food Water Cover Mr. Coyle covers, in detail how to go about planting, providing […] The second Saturday in May is designated as migratory bird day. Migratory Bird Day ties in perfectly with gardening for wildlife. As humans develop more and more land to serve our needs habitats for other animals, including migratory birds becomes more and more fragmented. What does this mean? Imagine for a moment that you have, […] For what ever reason, many people have an antagonistic attitude towards bugs. Be they spiders or insects, people paint nearly all of these creatures with the epithet “bug” and declare war on any such animal that dares enter their yards. The arsenal used include many heavy chemicals that affect all insects, noxious or not, and […] Welcome to May, the month of Flowers and change. May is Garden for Wildlife month. There are a lot of animals, such as the polar bear of the disappearing tigers that I can do little, directly, to help. I have to help others help them. But I can help my neighbors, like the mocking […] You go into a community and they will vote 80 percent to 20 percent in favor of a tougher Clean Air Act, but if you ask them to devote 20 minutes a year to having their car emissions inspected, they will vote 80 to 20 against it. We are a long way in […] A few weeks ago a fellow nature educator, Judy Molland, sent me a copy of her book “Get Out! 150 Ways for Kids and Grown-ups to Get into Nature and Build a Greener Future (2009, free spirit press).* It seems that this is an excellent time to do a detailed review. After all, Children and […]
FreePhoto.com by Christian Meyn Last week I talked about how to start prepping your yard for nesting birds by setting out nest boxes for the cavity nesters. Of course not all nesters are cavity nesters. Many birds build nests in trees or shrubs, usually trying to find an area that […] With apologies to Alfred Lord Tennyson, it is that time of year.
FreePhoto.com by Liz Noffsinger Watching out of my classroom window the other day I was pleased to note that the sparrows are making use of the freeze killed Ficus that grew there to gather nesting material. While […] This has been a bad day. One of those days where just getting the basic stuff done is a schlog. (Stolen, without apology, from Betty Friedan). A schlog is that sort of motion or effort where it feels like you are moving through peanut butter to get anything done. And then it got a little […]
Next Saturday, Mar 26 is the 2011 day to celebrate Earth Hour and, at 8:30 pm your time, turn out all your lights and non-essential electric appliances and celebrate the transition from day to night. Click the link above and get lots of ideas and information. As you know from past posts, […] |