🌿 Young Nature Heroes: Leadership in Action 🌿
One young leader, one determined Scout troop, and one acre of habitat made for an inspiring conservation success story. Eagle Scout Grisha Driscoll organized and led a two-day habitat restoration […]
🌙 Explore Outdoors: Listen to the Sounds of Summer 🎶🦗
As the sun goes down, nature’s nighttime orchestra begins! Step outside, turn off the distractions, and spend a few minutes listening for crickets, katydids, and cicadas. 🦗 Crickets create their
🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌙🦋
We’ve explored some fascinating connections in nature recently—from nighttime wildlife and native vines to rattlesnake master and its pollinator visitors. How much do you remember? Test yourself with these 5
🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌙🦋
We’ve explored some fascinating connections in nature recently—from nighttime wildlife and native vines to rattlesnake master and its pollinator visitors. How much do you remember? Test yourself with these 5
Buzz & Bloom
🌿🐝 Rattlesnake Master & the Great Black Wasp 🖤🌿 At first glance, Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) may not look like a typical wildflower. Its stiff, blue-green leaves and round, pale
Pollinator/Wildlife Spotlife
🦋 POLLINATOR SPOTLIGHT: Clematis Clearwing Moth 🌿 At first glance, you might mistake the Clematis Clearwing Moth (Alcathoe caudata) for a wasp! Its slender body and mostly transparent wings are
Habitat Connections
🌙🦇 HABITAT UPDATE: When the Sun Goes Down, the Habitat Wakes Up When we think about wildlife habitat, we often picture what happens during the day—but after sunset, an entirely
🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virgin’s Bower 🤍🌿
Looking for a native vine that brings late-summer beauty and wildlife value to the landscape? Meet Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana), a vigorous native clematis covered with clusters of delicate white
Neighbors for Nature
🌍🌾 WILDLIFE SUCCESS STORY: The Wildebeest That Helped Restore the Serengeti Sometimes restoring a single species can help restore an entire ecosystem. The blue wildebeest is a keystone species of
Explore Outdoors Nature Challenge: Southeast Pollinator Census
🐝🦋 THE SOUTHEAST IS COUNTING—WILL YOU JOIN US? 🌸 This Saturday, August 22, people across six states will be watching the flowers and counting the pollinators that keep our landscapes
🌿🐝 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🦋🌾
Nature Quiz Have you been following our recent posts? Let’s see how much you remember about native plants, pollinators, and Georgia’s grasslands! Can you answer these five questions? 🌾 1.
Buzz & Bloom
🌼🐝 Where Flowers and Pollinators Meet! 🦋🌸 A blooming garden is more than a beautiful space—it’s a busy habitat! Native flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, moths, beetles,