The Sunflower Farm

11/16/2018

By planting a variety of native flowers and leaving them alone until April, gardeners add to the diversity and abundance of pollinators.  

07/17/2017

From the Summer 2017 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. For ornithologists, bird watchers, and many people who enjoy birds, the idea of calculating the economic value of birds as pest-control agents, pollinators, carcass cleaners, and various other ecosystem service providers may be of

07/13/2016

From flies to bats to lizards, our special summer photo gallery captures the diversity of animals that pollinate the world’s plants

05/16/2016

Roadsides can provide vital sanctuaries for pollinators and other wildlife

05/16/2016

the Carolina chickadee is giving scientists a model to study the impact of nonnative trees on the food available for breeding birds

05/16/2016

A new online tool helps gardeners pick the best native plants to help backyard birds

05/16/2016

Invite native bees to share your garden and grow bigger, better fruits and veggies

05/12/2016

Another reason to plant natives

The wrong kind of milkweed is stoking parasite infections

10/05/2015

Research shows that non-native plants reduce the diversity of insect populations in gardens, even where the non-native plants are closely related to the native plants.

08/21/2015

08/10/2015

It's important to be conscious of your faucets - even if it's just a little drip. What you may think is just a small amount of water could end up accumulating over time.

08/01/2015

Yes, white-tailed deer are beautiful, charismatic creatures. But there can be too much of a good thing. Three Nature Conservancy authors argue that deer are now the greatest threat to Eastern forest. To address the problem means not only managing deer, but managing people. What do you think?