Wildlife

Bats & Guano: Gifts From the Garden Gods

Say the words feces, scat, feculence, crap, caca, and a shovel-full of other euphemisms and you would be describing pretty…

2 months ago

Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape

Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and before the first blossoms of spring burst forth…

7 months ago

Going Bats! The Benefits of Bat Houses on Your Homestead

Do you want to know how amazing bats are?  I imagine some of you are saying, “Why am I learning…

10 months ago

The Whippoorwill

Perhaps not surprisingly, some of the strangest things Out There are things that you don’t even see.  The whippoorwill, or…

10 months ago

Growing a Butterfly Garden: Host Plants to Attract Butterflies

Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in your garden, or you want to venture into…

11 months ago

In Favor of a Naturalized Lawn

Early every spring as I drive into town I notice that people have erupted from their houses and are out…

12 months ago

Attract Wildlife to Your Property

Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people.  Country neighbors are few but often become like family.…

1 year ago

Attracting Beneficials: Garden Good Guys

Whether you are a backyard gardener, an urban homesteader, or you run a commercial farm, the fight against pests and…

1 year ago

Adventures of Becoming a Backwoods Girl: Bugs, Guns, Dogs, and Fire, Oh My…

I decided when going back to college that I would major in Fish and Wildlife Biology. Now, understand that my…

1 year ago

Becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat

There's never a bad time to think about conservation and helping out wildlife. As a matter of fact, late winter,…

1 year ago

Homestead Besieged!

Modern homesteading is difficult.  Rabbits love tender garden sprouts; every wild thing loves a good chicken dinner; and neighbors sometimes…

1 year ago

Born to be Wild: North American Wild Turkeys

The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of the U.S., as well as in southern-most sections…

1 year ago