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, Climate Change, conservation, ecology, Endangered Species, flora & fauna, food chain, habitats, interconnection, international day of biodiversity, nature, Plants, The Art of Ecology, wildlife, wildlife habitat
August is nationally recognized as “Water Quality Month”, but really, we should be caring about water for more than just one month per year! Not only is clean water important for humans to stay hydrated, but it’s also important to all animals and plants. The word Amphibian literally means “to Live a Double Life”. Frogs, …
Category: Backyard Habitats Tags: amphibians, Animals, biological magnification, Climate Change, conservation, erosion, food chain, frogs, frogs and water quality, pollution, rain garden, salamanders, tadpoles, The Art of Ecology, toads, water, watershed, wetlands
Snakes are wonderful for so many reasons! I can see it, some of you are thrilled by this and others…. not so much, but yes – snakes are good, even if they’re not your cup of tea. Snakes don’t have to be your favorite animal for you to realize that they play a vital role …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, conservation, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Animals, backyard habitat, conservation, diy, ecology, ecosystem, environment, food chain, habitats, hibernaculum, nature, pennsylvania, reptiles, snake, snake home, The Art of Ecology, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat
Right now there is a trend in “owl-love”. People think they’re so cute and decorate everything from paper-products, to clothes, to wall art with rather cartoony looking owls. Is there anything wrong with that – NO! Owls definitely are super cute, but they are so much more than just fluffy balls of feathers. They are …
Category: Animals, birds, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, barred owl, birds, cute, diet, ecology, environment, food, food chain, great horned owl, owls, photography, predators, rodent, screech owl, The Art of Ecology, wildlife