In this issue of our biannual newsletter, you’ll read about a state-of-the art telescope you can visit at Belwin, what your landscape means to native creatures, and how our Arts, Culture, and Ecology program brought a Buckthorn Buffalo to Belwin’s land.
Interpretive Naturlist,
Lynette Anderson
As you drive down any street in any town, city, or even the countryside, what you most likely see are squares of mowed green grass, maybe a flower garden and a few shrubs. These are dead landscapes as far as insects, reptiles, amphibians and birds are concerned. There may not be cover for a bird [...]
In this issue of our biannual newsletter, you’ll read about the renewal of a 230-acre oak savanna, happy Henslow’s sparrows, prepping your winter garden with wildlife in mind, two intrepid volunteers on the bluebird trail, and more!
Cora M. Demler,
Margaret J. Couvillon,
Marla Spivak,
Morgan K. Carr-Markell,
Roger Schürch
Many groups around the world are interested in helping maintain healthy bee populations by planting flowers for bees. Simultaneously, many organizations are more broadly interested in restoring native habitats that had been converted to agriculture or other human uses. Read more…
Interpretive Naturlist,
Lynette Anderson
Float up, dive down, quick turn, out and back from the twig perch. Graceful, flowing, surprising in their agility as they move through space. This describes the aerial acrobatics of a group of birds that hunt for food “on the fly.” What are they looking for? Any winged or flying insect that would make a [...]