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  • Hunting for Gold in an Oak Woodland
    … Foraging for edible mushrooms is a treasure hunt that always yields a reward. You never know what …
    Type: Blog
  • Mushroom Magic
    … poisoning. So I always tell people to “know thy neighbor’s yards” if they are doing urban foraging .   … Next time you see mushrooms sprouting in your yard, neighborhood, or local park, …
    Type: Blog
  • Pollinators Need You!
    … of understanding how and why interactions form and breakdown. Finally, we will consider how foraging energetics may drive potential interaction flexibility for some pollinators. 9:45 a.m. … of understanding how and why interactions form and breakdown. Finally, we will consider how foraging energetics may drive potential interaction flexibility for some pollinators. 9:45 a.m. … …
    Type: Page
  • Eating weeds
    … garden, I have a suggestion for you: make a salad. You may be familiar with the concept of foraging for weeds. I first became interested in the subject in college, when I realized that …
    Type: Blog
  • The Secrets of Spring Ephemerals in the Woods
    … get themselves flying early in spring before it's warm enough for many other pollinators to go foraging for resources to start the new colonies. The spring ephemerals provide this important …
    Type: Blog
  • Your Garden Can "Bee" Attractive to Pollinators
    … such as bumblebees, sweat bees, or mason bees can pollinate in only one visit, and much prefer foraging in blueberries than the honey bee—which would need three or more visits to get the same …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Protecting the Fungus Among Us
    … eerie glows all the time (the glow can only be seen at night).        … Note: It is safest to forage for fungi in the fruits and vegetable aisle, not the forest. If you do collect in the …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Celebrate Winter
    … Senses are heightened. Visitors will hear a variety of winter birds calling as they flit and forage for seeds. Listen for the chickadees, juncos, goldfinches, woodpeckers, and nuthatches …
    Type: Walks
  • Switch Grass 'Dallas Blues'
    … remains blue while the flowers' reddish-purple tones intensify. The tiny seeds are prized by foraging songbirds and other wildlife that find the sheltering clumps a welcome cold-weather …
    Type: Plant Info
  • Waste not, want not, or, there is no “away”
    … center. If you are worried about raccoons, possums, mice, and any other varmints that may forage among your leftover avocado and onion peels, there are enclosed “tumbling” composters that …
    Type: Blog