Did you know that this week is Pollinator Week? This is a week (although it’s a Pollinator Month as well!) where Pollinator Protections are passed, local municipalities put out Pollinator Proclamations, and Pollinator-Themed activities and events happen. This is a fantastic time to learn more about local pollinators and about their importance, BUT…. pollinators need …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, conservation, Flowers, Gardening, Plants, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: backyard habitat, bees, beetles, biodiversity, butterflies, keep the weeds, lawn, Plants, pollinator garden, pollinator week, pollinators, weeds, wildflowers
Growing up in the Pocono’s, my entire childhood was spent immersed in the woods. I built little tree forts, explored the ephemeral streams that wound through the leaf litter, and climbed the tallest cliffs and boulders dotting the Pennsylvanian forest. As an excitable human with a child’s heart and great imagination, forests mean adventure! As …
Category: Climate Change, Plants, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: biodiversity, Climate Change, explore, forests, national forest week, national forests, opt outside, trees
If you’re here on my site or have participated in any of my events before, my guess is that you love the plants and animals of the world! Today, we celebrate the amazing flora & fauna of the world as well as raise awareness of the importance that maintaining biodiversity has. Helping a wide variety …
Category: Animals, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, biodiversity, conservation, ecology, flora & fauna, food chain, habitats, interconnection, international day of biodiversity, nature, Plants, wildlife, wildlife habitat
The amount of diversity in this world is absolutely amazing! There are so many skin tones, hair colors (mine is blue and will be purple in a few days…), eye colors, heights, shapes…. you get it – this list could go on and on… Did you know that there is even MORE diversity in the …
Category: Adaptations, Identification, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Adaptations, bark, biodiversity, exfoliating bark, forests, lenticel, plant ID, Plants, skin, trees
I originally went to school for Veterinary Surgery and wanted to focus on marine mammals, but life (as it does) got the best of me and I ended up pursuing a different path – obviously – of wildlife management & conservation with a focus in media. Since graduating, I have learned so much about wildlife …
Category: Animals, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, Special Conservation Designated Events, sustainability, The Art of Ecology Tags: animal remembrance month, Animals, biodiversity, biology, conservation, Endangered Species, extinct, life science, nature, over exploitation, Plants, populations, protect