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Less Water, More Wildlife — What’s Not to Love about Native Plants?
Some gardeners want to cut their water and chemical use. Others want to attract more butterflies, birds and bees. Whatever the reason, Denver-area gardeners seem to be increasingly interested in indigenous flowers, grasses and shrubs. Every May for the past… Read more >
Our Favorite Apps Where You Pretend to be Animals or Naturalists
Learn about wildilfe by BEING an animal or naturalist in these fun apps. Read more >
NWF on Dr. Oz Show’s “Dream Team”
Today National Wildlife Federation had our first appearance on the Dr. Oz Show. The show theme was “surviving summer” and as NWF Naturalist I joined Dr. Oz’s “Dream Team” to give viewers some tips on enjoying the great… Read more >
5 Mass Wildlife Deaths to Really be Worried About
In the last week, we heard news report after news report of mass wildlife die-off events, making it seem like the Apocalypse was drawing near. Birds dropped out of the sky, dead fish covered miles of the surface of rivers… Read more >
Help For The Declining Bee Population — New Plastic Beehive
In the UK they have launched a public program (using uniquely-designed hive boxes) to encourage homeowners and gardeners (even on roof-tops!) to help raise bees to offset recent declines in their population numbers. Physorg.com reports: "There's no reason why our… Read more >
Three Things You Can Do for Bees
I was just flipping through this month’s National Wildlife magazine, and I saw this fascinating article on America’s bees. Bees and other pollinators are disappearing from our country due to a variety of threats to their habitat and climate. And… Read more >
10 Extraordinary Animal Tactics for Surviving the Cold
Whether they hibernate, have thick fur coats or take shelter, animals are masters of surviving the cold weather. Here are a number of interesting animals and the fascinating things they do to survive harsh conditions. Japan’s macaques monkeys keep warm… Read more >
Humans and their Animal Phobias
Phobias are no joke. But they can be interesting. I tend to be an abnormal case simply because I like (and in some cases love) the animals that cause most phobias. So when I see a long list of strange… Read more >
Honey Bees: What’s the Buzz About?
My first encounter with a bee probably went along the same lines as the majority of people’s encounters: the buzz, the flash of yellow and black and then the painful sting. But despite their bad reputation and occasional sting, bees… Read more >
