With all the snow we’ve been getting here in the Philadelphia area, I was feeling a little cooped up. Fortunately it was warmer and the sun was shining, so off we went to our favorite National Wildlife Refuge in search of some winter ducks. Well, our first steps onto the path told us immediately that [...]
Looking Past the Garden Gate, the Ocean Needs Our Help
I was fortunate to spend the holiday yesterday at the state park at Barnegat Lighthouse in New Jersey. I have a deep fascination with winter ducks who spend their lives in the cold, rough waters of the ocean. And I consider you extremely lucky if your garden vista includes this scene. To my friends who [...]
Palmerton, PA sometimes Mother Nature Gets a Second Chance, Part 1
Palmerton, PA Imagine my surprise when, on the last full day of my vacation in the mountains of the Lehigh Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania, I discovered that the town in which I had been staying, Palmerton, PA, was the site of one of the largest EPA Superfund clean-up sites east of the Mississippi River. This [...]
The Power of Doing Just One Thing in Your Ecosystem Garden
Imagine if Doing Just One Thing Could Really Make a Difference for Wildlife I know this sounds hokey, but it’s true. We could make a huge difference for our local wildlife if each of us chose just one item to do in our wildlife garden. Really. You don’t have to redesign the landscape of your [...]
Bird Conservation: a web tour
Today I thought I’d give you a short virtual tour of the many ways you can help birds from around the internet. Every small action that each of us takes can amount to huge differences for birds and other wildlife. Here’s another example of the dangers of invasive plants as seabird nesting colonies are now [...]
What’s in Your Garden?
I’m a little curious how you see your garden. Do you: have only native plants? have a butterfly garden? remove all known invasive plants? have some exotic plants but are only planting natives from here on? enjoy watching birds? grow organic vegetables? have the most awesome tomatoes ever? garden to relieve stress? have bird houses [...]
What does Conservation Gardening mean?
Conservation Gardening Conservation Gardening views every property — whether a small residential backyard or acres of woodland or the grounds surrounding your business– as an ecosystem. If each of us takes personal responsibility for the health of the wildlife on our property, we can improve the health of our planet. Because habitat loss due to [...]
Why Your Garden is so Important for Ecosystem Gardening
Habitat Loss due to Human Action is the Number One Cause of Species Decline We humans have an extraordinary propensity for building new things: shopping centers, malls, condos, office parks, suburban subdivisions, roads, parking lots, etc. This need to have more and more is really not a great situation for the wildlife that were thriving [...]
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