Happy Monday! This week I discuss the importance of monitoring your window wells for reptiles, amphibians, and other creatures and show an example of how you can retrofit your window wells to prevent them from falling in. Get a close...
This week we discuss the benefits of rain barrels and how to install, use, and maintain them. We set one up in front of our store to help manage stormwater runoff and have harvested rainwater available for our native demonstration...
This week I share footage of an elusive but enchanting spring migrant, the fox sparrow. Learn about their habitat and feeding preferences and what you can do to support this bird species in your own landscape!
This week I share a dry sand prairie demonstration project at the store as an example of a dormant frost seeding. I explain the project in the context of Michigan Wildflower Farm's 10 Steps to a Successful Wildflower Planting: https://www.michiganwildflowerfarm.co...Hopefully...
Spring is here, and it's time to get ready for the nesting season! This week I discuss how to prepare your nest boxes and be on the lookout for nests where you don't necessarily want them. A sassy male house...
This week I discuss how to be a good backyard bird feeding steward. Salmonellosis is a bacterial disease that we should be on the lookout for, given the influx of finches this winter and the onset of spring migration. Learn...
This week I share another main character in the 2020 eastern "superflight" of finches and talk about the common redpoll, an irruptive winter migrant. An energetic flock took over our back yard this winter and made for some great birdwatching....
This week I share a small piece of the 2020 eastern "superflight" of finches and talk about the evening grosbeak, an irruptive winter migrant. Special thanks to Randy Kursinsky for allowing me to film at his feeders, where a fun...
This week we cover the importance of snags as wildlife habitat and how to create and enhance snags for cavity nesting species. Curt Holsinger from Timber! Tree Care LLC conducts an impressive live demonstration on one of his own trees....
