This week I wrap up the Maine adventures with a tour of The Wild Gardens of Acadia. A curated collection of Acadia National Park's habitats in miniature, learn about the native plants and ecosystems that make the park so unique....
This week I share my visit to the Children's Garden at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Learn how this garden contributes to the park's Ecology Project and helps develop children's love of nature and understanding of environmental stewardship....
This week I share the beauty of Acadia National Park's Cadillac and Gorham Mountains as fall color begins to show. Learn about the volunteer-based Save Our Summits collaboration and how soils and native vegetation are being studied and restored at...
This week I conclude a 3-part series of fun in fens with Michigan Wetlands Association by exploring a coastal fen in Cheboygan State Park. Learn about the landscape setting, soils, hydrology, and flora and fauna that make this type of...
The fun in fens continues as I share another summer adventure with Michigan Wetlands Association into one of Michigan's rare wetland ecosystems, northern fen at Cheboygan State Park. Learn about the landscape setting, soils, hydrology, and flora and fauna that...
This week I share a summer adventure with Michigan Wetlands Association into one of Michigan's rare wetland ecosystems, prairie fen at Fort Custer. Learn about the landscape setting, soils, hydrology, and flora and fauna that make this type of habitat...
This week I chat with Todd Losee, President of Michigan Wetlands Association, about this organization's focus on Michigan's important wetland ecosystems and all of the great field-based, webinar, and conference learning opportunities they have to offer. Hope you are inspired...
Happy Labor Day! This week I'm introducing a new product line, Mammal Mayhem. Birds' pain receptors are different from those of mammals, and they are not triggered by the capsaicin in hot peppers. This product works well deterring mammals most...
This week I chat with Central Michigan CISMA Coordinator Matthew Lindauer about a relatively new invasive species concern in the Midland, Michigan area, flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus). Learn how to identify this aquatic perennial plant and help aid in its...
