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Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home

Oct 1, 2000

Vol. 5 Issue 4, Fall 2000 By Patty Selly Photo by Nicole Hamilton During a sunny afternoon last fall, I...

Inviting Wildlife Into Your Garden: A Sheltered Space

Oct 1, 2000

Vol. 5 Issue 4, Fall 2000 By Patty Selly During the cooler and sometimes stormy nights of autumn and winter,...

Saving Nature: Why?

Jul 1, 2000

Vol. 5 Issue 3, Summer 2000 By Joe Coleman Photo by Katherine Daniels Aldo Leopold, author of ‘A Sand Country...

Favorite Hummingbird Plants

Jul 1, 2000

The following is a list of favorite hummingbird plants. It includes both native and non-native plants. Also check out our Gardening...

Inviting Wildlife Into Your Garden: Providing Water

Jul 1, 2000

Vol. 5 Issue 3, Summer 2000 By Patty Selly If you are lucky enough to have a pond, stream, or...

Inviting Wildlife Into Your Garden: Thinking About Perennials

Apr 1, 2000

Vol. 5 Issue 2, Spring 2000 By Patty Selly Purple Coneflower, Rudbeckia Spring is here! With the snow gone, the...

Give Wildlife a Break

Jan 1, 2000

Vol. 5 Issue 4, Fall 2000 By The Humane Society of the United States (reprinted with permission) Be especially watchful...

Stream Valleys: Corridors of Life

Oct 1, 1999

Vol. 4 Issue 3, Fall 1999 By Joe Coleman The sound of a rippling stream flowing over rocks, clean and...

Turn Off the Lights

Oct 1, 1999

Vol. 4 Issue 3, Fall 1999 By Janis Jaquith This article was originally published by the International Dark-sky Association and  is...

Spring Peepers: Heralds of Spring

Apr 1, 1999

Vol. 4 Issue 2, Spring 1999 By Dave Harrelson Photo by Nicole Sudduth One of the sure signs of approaching...

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