Many of us are welcoming spring today, so I thought it would be nice to go over some nature loving, tree hugging, eco-friendly ideas that will carry the entire family through the better part of spring and into summer.
1. Quit looking at nature through your frosty windows. It’s warming up, so get out there and […]
Knowing more means loving more. And loving more is good for the earth, right? But where can you go to get reliable info on the abundant bunch of plant and animal species on earth?
Right now, there’s not one single place, but Encyclopedia of Life is trying to change that.
Encyclopedia of Life is now available online […]
Journey North is a year-long, free event for youth (or anyone really - but it’s kid-based). Much of the fun kicks off around each February and lasts through May.
Journey North allows kids to participate in a huge “Global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.” It’s set up so that K-12 students can share their […]
Since Jennifer is doing her audit on the great green that is your yard, I thought it would be very co-bloggy of me to add a post about how your plants can reuse a little something you might be throwing away everyday.
Coffee grounds can be even more useful to you after you drink your coffee:
Coffee […]
The Sugar Maple is the official state tree of Vermont and is lovely. Tall, winding, and spread out for shade with beautiful leaves.
The Sugar Maple is considered the best source for maple sugar — read more about specific Sugar Maple characteristics. Grow Native also has some great info for Sugar Maple huggers.
NPR recently offered an […]
With Halloween quickly approaching I figured it’s time to hug us some Solanum Pumpkin Tree.
This is a bit of a cheat because the pumpkin tree is hardly a tree and more of a smallish plant. Solanum is simply the botanical name for a group of specific plants — many sub categories of Solanum exist. […]
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