The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
I took a hiatus with our Bushnell wildlife camera, but have put one up again the last couple months in 3 different places to track our wildlife visitors. Thought I would post a few photos of what's been in our yard, plus what's been waking up my husband most early mornings as it goes through the …
Continue Reading about Our Backyard Brethren: Recent Wildcam Photos
Note: I added some spring photos in the photo gallery too. Also click here for a map of the preserve Fall in Southern California falls a little short for this Midwestern transplant. So a recent trip to The Wildlands Conservancy’s Oak Glen Preserve in Oak Glen, with its changing foliage of …
Continue Reading about Great Hikes: Oak Glen Preserve for Fall Colors
In writing an article for the Organic Trade Association I came across an interesting program that certifies livestock producers (ranches, farms) for having wildlife-friendly and even predator-friendly practices. They allow carnivores such as coyotes and foxes to co-exist with their agricultural …
Continue Reading about Wildlife and Predator Friendly Products
I heard some coyotes howling the other night and what a comforting sound. I hadn’t heard them for many months and with my last article on this subject opening with a sick coyote, it was nice to hear them sound healthy. I tried not to think about the rabbit or rodent they were probably about to …
Continue Reading about Rodent Poisons: What Communities are Doing (Part 3)
It's nearing October and I'm still seeing some butterflies around - a few Western Tiger Swallowtails although they're much fewer, some Cabbage Whites and a variety of those little orange ones that I've given up identifying. I checked in with a couple butterfly aficionados on what plants were …
Continue Reading about Butterflies: Plants to attract them, and concerns
Sure, they lower water bills and usher in more wildlife, but I admit it’s much easier to entice folks with the benefits of native plants in spring when the sages (salvias), wild lilacs (ceanothus) and many others are in full bloom. It’s a tougher argument in the hot summer through fall …
Continue Reading about California Native Plants with Summer Color
