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TAKE YOUR CHILD OR GRANDCHILD OUT OF COUNTRY
Travel is the best way for our youth to see different things. Traveling abroad can open their eyes to all sorts of differences in landscapes and nature.
TAKE A CHILD TO A NATURE CENTER, REFUGE, OR PARK IN SEARCH OF NATURE
Are you tired of seeing your kids or grandkids glued to their electronic devices? Do everyone a favor and take them to a nature center, refuge, or park in search of nature.
SUPPORT OUR NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS
If you like traveling in order to visit the great outdoors, your hiking shoes and binoculars aren’t the only things to remember to pack
PICK A PATCH FOR BIRDING
Nature enthusiasts are encouraged to contribute their bird sightings to citizen science projects like iNaturalist and eBird. These two platforms have been discussed previously in this blog
NATIVE GRASSES
When asked what habitats in our world have been heavily altered or degraded, most biologists and ecologists in North America would reply emphatically “well, that’d be our wetlands.
GIANT SALVINIA
Very few invasive plants have altered our natural ecosystem as quickly as the non-native aquatic plant, giant Salvinia. Originally from Brazil and introduced into the U.S through use in backyard ponds
PARTNERS IN FLIGHT
This is a profile of a cooperative bird conservation effort known as Partners in Flight – a group that is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
DON’T CAP YOUR CHIMNEY
This blog refers to a bird that’s not an owl. Chimney Swifts eat pesky insects on-the-wing making them great neighbors to have.
VISIT A BIRDING OR WILDLIFE TRAIL NEAR YOU
Are you annoyed by the antics of a certain nesting bird at your home or office?
NUISANCE BIRD NESTS
Are you annoyed by the antics of a certain nesting bird at your home or office? Maybe it’s a swallow with its mud nest under your porch and the adults keep swooping at you.
OBSERVE NATURE FROM A BLIND
Have you ever sat quietly and completely hidden in order to observe birds and other wildlife?
PRESCRIBED FIRE
We all appreciate the importance of rainfall, sunshine, and soil for growing plants. But did you know that in the temperate zone where grasslands…