Leave the Leaves!
Rethink Garden “Clean Up” While planting natives is an essential step toward creating habitat, how we manage our plantings will determine whether we can sustain and support the life-cycles and...
View ArticleNavigating the Nurseries: How to Find Native Plants
Finding native plants to purchase can be challenging for native species enthusiasts. Small local growers of nursery stock have nearly disappeared, and today many nurseries purchase plants that have...
View ArticleHow to Create a Meadow
Meadows are beautiful dynamic habitats with rich populations of plants and animals, and unfortunately, they have been reduced substantially in the last 50 years. Contributing to their decline is the...
View ArticleThe Gardener’s Dilemma: Wild-type Plants or Nativars?
The answer lies in genetic diversity. *This article was originally published in Wild Seed magazine Volume 3, pp. 14-17. A spring trip to a garden center to seek out new […] The post The Gardener’s...
View ArticleSupporting Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik
Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) is a group of Indigenous and non-indigenous researchers, Tribal members, and forest caretakers working together to bring more awareness of the...
View ArticleBuilding Biodiverse & Climate-Resilient Habitats
Building biodiverse and climate resilient habitats require a deliberate shift from human-centered, intensively managed landscapes to humans sharing their lands with the rest of nature. It is an...
View ArticleLandscaping in partnership with native ecosystems is good for the planet....
Traditional landscaping is a process of carving out comfortable, orderly spaces where we can rest, play and express ourselves artistically, and even spiritually, through thoughtfully designed and...
View ArticleBeach Plum (Prunus maritima)
Beach plums were once a common sight along barrier beaches and coastal regions from the mid-Atlantic states to the maritime provinces of Canada. An unfortunate consequence of coastal development is […]...
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Administrative Coordinator (part-time) Our organization is growing rapidly, and we’re looking for someone extremely organized who can support our team with the day-to-day administration of our small...
View ArticleAfter removing disruptive introduced species, try planting these
Choose plants based on the growing conditions of the site (sun exposure, soil type and moisture). The best time for planting in spring is between late April and the 3rd […] The post After removing...
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