Looking for some zero-waste holiday decorations or gifts to give? Explore all-natural and sustainable crafts below for some ideas on ways to fill your time, stimulate the mind (and hands), give to others, and create something unique this winter season! This is part 3 of my “Eco-friendly” & sustainable art projects. You can find more …
Category: DIY Creations Tags: all-natural, arts and crafts, birds, christmas, crafts, eco-friendly, holiday, holiday decoration, holiday gifts, leaves, nature, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, zero waste
Spring is here! The trees have beautiful green leaves again, animal babies such as goslings, fawns, and squirrels are about. Early pollinators such as Carpenter & Honey Bees are out in full force examining the early blooms. So what’s available for us foragers? Spring is a great time to take advantage of the colorful wildflowers …
Category: DIY Creations, Flowers, Gardening, Health, Plants, Seasons, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, Wild Edibles Tags: eco-friendly, Flowers, forage, foraging by season, Gardening, Health, nature, Plants, recipes, Seasons, spring, sustainability, The Art of Ecology
Winter is here! The trees have lost their leaves, small mammals are eating their caches of black walnuts and acorns, and the birds are picking away at the last of the sumac and crabapples. So what’s left for us foragers? Winter is the perfect time to take advantage of the many edible coniferous trees and …
Category: DIY Creations, Flowers, Gardening, Health, Plants, Seasons, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, Wild Edibles Tags: autumn, eco-friendly, Flowers, forage, foraging by season, Gardening, Health, nature, Plants, recipes, Seasons, sustainability, The Art of Ecology
A portion of the proceeds from my art sales benefits conservation efforts. In 2022, instead of donating a small % to habitat preservation or wildlife conservation non-profits, I will switch to something that can have a greater impact! Why the Change? I feel strange about donating $2 here, $.50 there, $5 somewhere else based on …
Category: Special Conservation Designated Events Tags: conservation, donation, eco-friendly, ecological restoration, environmental education, habitats, human-wildlife interaction, impact, mini grants for conservation, nature, preservation, The Art of Ecology
We are definitely starting to feel that Autumn is fully upon us, and this season is ripe for foragers! Fortunately, there are so many things to search for out there and use in our cooking. When we forage for and create eco-recipes for our meals, snacks, and drinks directly from nature, we have such control …
Category: DIY Creations, Flowers, Gardening, Health, Plants, Seasons, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, Wild Edibles Tags: autumn, eco-friendly, Flowers, forage, foraging by season, Gardening, Health, nature, Plants, recipes, Seasons, sustainability, The Art of Ecology
Are you going stir-crazy and desparate to find something to do? Below is a list of some of my favorite DIY ideas to inspire you! These are all projects that in some way benefit the environment, either by creating valuable habitat for wildlife or by reducing your own Carbon Footprint! DIY Projects to Benefit Backyard …
Category: Backyard Habitats, DIY Creations, Gardening, sustainability, The Art of Ecology Tags: art, backyard habitat, creation, diy, eco-friendly, education, Gardening, nature, projects, quarantine, recycle, social distancing, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, upcycle, wildlife habitat
We all have heard of (hopefully!) the #SkipTheStraw campaign and about several bans on plastic grocery bags, but there is more to reducing plastic waste than just straws, bags, and bottles! So, why should we reduce plastic use? After all, plastic is SUPER convenient! Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage patch? This floating …
Category: Ocean, Special Conservation Designated Events Tags: challenge, conservation, eco-friendly, green living, oceans, plastic free, pollution, recycle, reduce, refuse, reuse, skip the straw, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, waste
While we may first think of these tiny creatures as garden pests, snails are very important members of the ecosystem and should be valued! Snails eat leaves – yes, they do like leaves in your garden – but their favorite food is rotting vegetation and fungi. Sometimes they will also ingest soil in order to …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, Gardening, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, calcium, decomposer, eco-friendly, ecosystem, forests, Gardening, gardening for wildlife, land snails, malacology, nutrient cycle, predators, snails, soil, The Art of Ecology, trees
As an artist who focuses much of their time on conservation and the betterment of the environment, I find it surprising how much waste an artist produces unintentionally! From the empty paint tubes, to the plastic covering my canvases, to colored pencil shavings, to the fabric scraps from creating my Halloween costumes – there is …
Tags: art, Colors, conservation, crafts, eco-friendly, mosaic, paint, paper mache, photography, recycle, reduce, reflections, reuse, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, trash, upcycle, waste, zero waste
Pollinators, the little critters that are responsible for providing us with roughly one-third of our food, are in trouble. Their populations have been declining for years, so 11 years ago, the US Senate designated a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” to help raise awareness and address this issue. To find a Pollinator related …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, Flowers, Gardening, Plants, Special Conservation Designated Events, sustainability, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, bats, bees, birds, butterflies, Climate Change, conservation, eco-friendly, Endangered Species, Flowers, Gardening, gardening for wildlife, Plants, pollinator garden, pollinator week, pollinators, populations, sustainability, The Art of Ecology