Mosquito spraying kills beneficial insects
Use mosquito "dunks", instead. Here is a video by entomologist Doug Tallamy: https://youtu.be/TqcDZDNtP-0
Bird Migration Alert. Lights Out!
Billions of birds are migrating now through the U.S. under the cover of darkness. Sadly, birds can be disoriented by light pollution,...
Now, more than ever, it's important to plant native!
Very alarming development! https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/world/flower-self-fertilization-pollinator-decline-scn/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3k...
Help Nature
More information: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-00665-7?fbclid=IwAR3cq96itaJJw9hUa7m0kw5BmwEjulfjvwnd3PFeX0Mn5W4FbEBhguNYovU...
Leave the leaves!
Don't mulch your leaves! Just leave them where they fall or gently move them to the side.
Insect Extinction
Illustration by Armando Veve Very important article! Please read https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/01/where-have-all-the-insects...
Be part of the change
Read this great article https://www.lewisginter.org/doug-tallamy-productive-native-plants/?fbclid=IwAR0oW9JMRe09xHoKAB-n6ECPoful0pJGMEQQZ...
Don't spray mosquitoes
Please remember this! Read about an excellent alternative to spraying here: https://ui.charlotte.edu/story/try-%E2%80%98bucket-doom%E2%80...
Will you help baby birds?
Insect food is required by nearly 100% of baby birds to survive. Moth caterpillars are a key food. Plant keystone native plants and just...