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Why Native Plants?

May 27, 2024 by Marion Leave a Comment

Why native plants?  That’s a very important question.  Given our deteriorating ecosystems and declining bird and insect populations from human activity, we need to step up and help Nature repair the damage. 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: Homegrown National Park, keystone native plants, National Wildlife Native Plants Finder, native plants, pollinator pathway, TTGM Biodiversity Group

Solutions for Insect Apocalypse

August 1, 2022 by Marion Leave a Comment

Why should you care about solutions for insect apocalypse?  For many reasons. 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: cedar waxwing, goldfinch, hummingbird, insect apocalypse, keystone native plants, monarch butterfly, National WIldlife Federation, pesticide overuse, sweat bee, Xerces Society

Goldenrod—Star of Keystone Native Perennials

May 2, 2022 by Marion Leave a Comment

Goldenrod (Solidago) is truly the star of keystone native perennials.  You are sure to find a goldenrod you and your insects will love, because there are eight species native to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: goldenrod, keystone native plants, solidago

Native Sunflowers: Essential for Native Plant Gardens

April 4, 2022 by Marion Leave a Comment

Native sunflowers are essential for native plant gardens because they have high wildlife value.  They are a caterpillar host plant for 71 species of butterflies and moths.  Imagine all the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: giant sunflower, keystone native plants, oxeye sunflower, sunflowers, thinleaf sunflower, woodland sunflower

Why Keystone Native Plants?

October 31, 2021 by Marion Leave a Comment

Why keystone native plants?  You may have heard that we are losing species at an accelerated rate due to climate crisis and loss of habitat. Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: Audubon Society, biodiversity, climate crisis, Doug Tallamy, Homegrown National Park, keystone native plants, National WIldlife Federation, white oaks

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