We’re all familiar with the term “pollinators.” We know that pollinators of all types help plants reproduce by moving pollen from the male parts of the flower to the female parts, thereby completing the first step in the process that produces seeds and fruits. We also know that bees, especially, are important members of this …
Hey, hey! I know I’ve been kinda quiet of late—did ya miss me?—but I’ve been pretty busy over the last couple of months, and the summer shows no sign of slowing down. Here’s what’s up: I’ve signed up for a Blurb Blitz blog tour (say THAT three times fast) with Goddess Fish Promotions. The tour …
We touched on composting a few issues back in the article on “Living a Low-Waste Lifestyle.” (If you missed that article, you can find it here.) I’m going to go into composting in more detail here. I’m even hoping to learn as much as I can from writing this article, since I want to make …
Guess what??? I’ve been featured in an author interview by Vicky Peplow over on her website, VAP Books. These are always fun, and Vicky asks some great questions. Check out the interview here, and don’t forget to scroll around and see the other author interviews featured there, as well as Vicky’s Design and Editing services, and Vicky’s …
It might seem an odd choice to talk about burials when Spring, with its promise of new life and abundance, is just around the corner. But death is a part of the cycle of life in Nature. Fallen trees form both food and habitat for other organisms in the forest. Even in our gardens, nutrient-rich …
I’ve mentioned in prior issues that I plan to begin shifting our grass-filled yard to native plantings over the next few years. Already, plans are on my mental drawing board, though I don’t know exactly which plants I’ll choose for those first two sites, yet. But perhaps we should review what, exactly, “going native” in …
The shift from outdoor activities to indoor ones can reduce our awareness of the impact we have on the environment around us. Out of sight, out of mind, so to speak. The fact is that many of our actions during the winter months can contribute to climate issues, whether large or small scale. Here are …
Last time, we talked about circularity, which is one way you can reduce your personal or family impact on the environment. But there are many products we use on a daily or weekly basis that can’t be cycled back into the production chain so easily. The next best thing is to lower the waste produced …
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A few issues/posts back, I talked about plastic—that ubiquitous substance on which our societies have become dependent, and for which there is no green disposal method. If we can’t burn our plastic trash, if it won’t decompose in a landfill (not within a reasonable timeframe, and maybe not even then), if the result of so …
Like the coral reefs we talked about last time, rainforests are one of the world’s most delicate ecosystems. Found on all the world’s continents except Antarctica, rainforests come in two forms: temperate, found in cooler climes, and tropical, those clustered around or near the equator between latitudes of 23.5°N and 23.5°S. The tropical Amazon, by …
