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I Never Cared About Insects Until…

November 1, 2022 by Marion 2 Comments

I never cared about insects until I created a native plant garden.  All of a sudden, many insects I’d never seen before appeared to feast on nectar and pollen. 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: cicada killer wasp, dark phase Eastern tiger swallowtail, digger wasp, great black wasp, hummingbird moth, milkweed bug, milkweed tussock moth, native plant garden, sweat bee

Beating the Biodiversity Drum

October 3, 2022 by Marion Leave a Comment

Our planet can recover if we help, but we need to take action now.  There is something each one of us can do, depending on our interests, knowledge and expertise. 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: biodiversity, climate crisis, COVID-19, ecosystems, native plants, nature, public health

How is Climate Crisis Affecting Native Plants?

September 5, 2022 by Marion Leave a Comment

Gardeners are both stewards and guardians of our environment. We can make a difference in mitigating climate crisis in our own backyards, in our communities, and across our country.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: Birds, climate crisis, drought, ecosystems, insects, invasive plants, native plants, wildfires

Hemp Farm Field Trip!

August 30, 2022 by Sari Leave a Comment

When the Transition Town Media Hemp Study Group started back in March 2022, one of our goals was to do a field trip as a group and to possibly try […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Hemp, Working Groups Tagged With: hemp farm, local economy, local farms, local supply chains, sustainable economies

Why Natural Mosquito Control?

August 9, 2022 by Marion 2 Comments

Why natural mosquito control?  Excellent query!  If you are at all interested in preserving life on Earth (including yours), you will want to know the answer to this question. Mosquito […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: Asian Tiger mosquito, bats, Collin Purrington PhD, gutter gloves, mosquito dunks, mosquito sprays, mosquitoes, natural mosquito control

Walking in Nature

August 4, 2022 by Sari Leave a Comment

On June 25, 2022 we had a plant walk led by Tyler Kruszewski, local herbalist, at Glen Providence Park in Media.  Here are notes on some of the guidance Tyler […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Foraging, Working Groups Tagged With: biodiversity, ecosystems, edible plants, environmental stewardship, foraging, Glen Providence Park, medicinal plants, native plants

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