We're so excited to celebrate our five-year anniversary as a small business and want to say thank you to all our customers, family, friends, staff, volunteers, vendors, and community members for supporting us in this nature adventure! This week my...
This week I review the proposed changes to Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulation to help you know what the changes are, understand the ramifications, and give you the opportunity to steward our rare species. By rescinding the definition of "harm"...
This week I chat with Matthew Lindauer, the Central Michigan CISMA Coordinator, about the upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting for our 5-county region. Our local Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area offers landowners and stewards many great resources, and this year's annual...
Last but certainly not least, I share a third site as part of our Hawai'i Birding Trails exploration, the Kaulana Manu Nature Trail. I compare and contrast the native wet forest landscape of this depressional kipuka to that of the...
Building off of last week's introduction to the Hawai'i Birding Trails, we visit the largest tract of dry forest remaining on the Big Island and hike the Palila Forest Discovery Trail on Mauna Kea's southwest slope. Learn about the ecology,...
This week I share Hawai'i Birding Trails online resources and the landscape context of the kipuka traversed by the Pu'u Huluhulu Trail. Learn about the dry and temperate mixed forest on this cinder cone and the two dominant native tree...
This week I share my experiences attempting the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Learn about introduced, winter visitor, and endemic native species that call the Hawaiian Islands home. To learn more: https://hiaudubon.org/birding-in-hawaii/ https://www.audubon.org/news/birding https://www.amazon.com/American-Birdi......
This week I share something new I learned recently: there's an invasive lupine species, bigleaf lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), that threatens the habitat of and can act as a dangerous ecological sink for the rare Karner blue butterfly. Learn why it's...
This week I help build your community scientist skills and help our rare species by showing you how to report your rare species observations to Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) and contribute critical info to Michigan's Natural Heritage Database. I...
