Cicadas: summer’s ancient musicians
Intriguing life cycles and summer songs make them special.
In your yard: pill bugs (roly-poly bugs)
Fun to watch, important to your yard’s ecosystem, and not insects!
In your yard: centipedes
Harmless to humans, beneficial for your yard, and rarely encountered.
Diversity among similar-looking small rodents
Mice, rats, voles, shrews may all be small, but they have differences.
Back to front, how to layer plants in your yard
Layers add visual interest and make sense, from front to back.
How to build a backyard pond
A pond for wildlife is an added bonus for them.
In your yard: millipedes, the first land animals
Millipedes only seem scary. Harmless to humans and beneficial.
The soil in your yard is more than just ‘dirt’
There’s a lot to know about soil.
Ouch! Chiggers, gnats,’no-see-ums’ explained
About chiggers, gnats, black flies, fire ants! Oh my!
From egg to adult, butterflies face colossal odds against survival
Butterfly development and the challenges they face each step of the way.
Tree baffles to baffle squirrels
Here’s an easy DIY project using a plastic bucket as a tree baffle.
