Chances are you probably haven’t given much thought to building a garden for moths. With the majority of moth species performing their duties at night when most humans are sleeping, it’s no surprise that we tend not to think of them as pollinators, hustling to collect nectar and pollen from our gardens under the cover of darkness. We should begin considering moths, though, when landscaping for wildlife.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Game Commission just released the results of their 2011 bald eagle nest survey and the news is astounding.
The Commission recorded a total of 203 nests in Pennsylvania this year. To put that number in perspective, in 1983 there were only THREE nests in the entire...
Why turkey vulture as the species of the week? Why not!
I happen to think Cathartes aura is one of the most underappreciated of our native birds. So what if they eat carrion (i.e., dead stuff), defecate on their own legs to cool themselves, and vomit...
Each year, the four members of our easement management staff visit all 34,000 acres of land subject to the Conservancy’s conservation easements.
We get to visit some of the prettiest landscapes in the region and see some incredibly special places. In exchange for...
When most people think of honeysuckle, they think of the Japanese honeysuckle vine that grows along fences and trees-- the one with the sweet nectar we all tasted as kids.
Japanese honeysuckle and the other three bush honeysuckles (Morrow, Tatarian, and...