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Combine Personal Experiences, Stories, and Facts to Warn About Pesticide Harm
My excitement for the sweet little bluebird couple nesting in a box in my front yard is tempered by the ritualistic spring habitat...

ljmarkson
Apr 187 min read


Event Alert: Essential Ecological Elements of a Habitat Yard on April 5
If you're in Atlanta, join me Saturday, April 5 From 11am-1pm when I'll be speaking about Essential Ecological Elements of a Habitat Yard...

ljmarkson
Apr 41 min read


Plant Native Vines for Birds to Nest In
We don’t often think of vines as a place for birds to nest. Yet some of our favorite songbirds are looking for exactly the kind of plant...

ljmarkson
Mar 215 min read


What We Do in Our Own Yard Matters
What we do in our own yard matters. Yet, there is often a disconnect between local ecology and political environmentalism. Its as if...

ljmarkson
Mar 105 min read


Are We Seeing More Birds with Leucism?
Last year I saw a red-winged blackbird with leucism. A month after that I saw a common grackle that might have leucism. Last month, I saw...

ljmarkson
Jan 55 min read


American Mistletoe Supports Nature Throughout the Year
The abundant mistletoe growing around my Atlanta neighborhood is most likely American mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum). A friend told...

ljmarkson
Dec 25, 20243 min read


Ideas for Gifting a Connection to Nature
For my annual nature inspired gift list, I try to think of not so obvious but always welcome ideas. I turn to items and experiences I am...

ljmarkson
Dec 12, 202413 min read


Nature Doesn't Create Trash
When we moved to our home 20 years ago our yard looked like all the other yards in my upscale neighborhood centered by a lawn and...

ljmarkson
Dec 8, 20248 min read


Giving Locally to Nature on Giving Tuesday
On giving Tuesday, you can get a jump on this giving season by donating to a worthy organization that is helping nature in some way....

ljmarkson
Dec 4, 20244 min read


Reframing Cues to Care for a Rewilded Yard
A service person recently showed up for a non-essential task that would involve a significant disruption to my rewilded yard. He put his...

ljmarkson
Oct 13, 202413 min read
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