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Oct 25th 2017
How Do Butterflies Overwinter?
In cold climates, butterflies aren't out and about much in winter. Where are they? How do they show up in spring or summer? Many butterflies pass through a few…
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Oct 20th 2017
An Introduction to Essential Oils
An Introduction to Essential Oils Many of us use essential oils daily. But what are they, and why are they so powerful and compelling? What makes them essential, and what makes them oils? Essential oi…
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Oct 18th 2017
Report Your Monarch Sightings!
Peak monarch migration is in full swing! And you can help create a real-time picture of monarch populations and ecology! Citizen science enables people like you and me to contribute local data to a la…
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Oct 3rd 2017
Take Action to Make Federal Buildings Bird Safe!
If you read our post about making windows bird safe, you know about the huge problem of bird collisions with buildings. And, you learned about how you can protect birds in your space. Large-scal…
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Sep 30th 2017
What is Fair Trade, and Does it Matter in Body Care?
Free Trade? Fair Trade? What's the difference, and what does this have to do with your chocolate, coffee and body care products? When I started making soap and needed to buy oils in bulk, I realized I…
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Sep 21st 2017
How Dead Plants Provide Life for Birds, Pollinators and People!
Do you cut your flowers back when they're done blooming, or trim foliage to the ground once it starts to die back? (Of course if they're perennials, the plants are not actually dead—they are very much…
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Sep 6th 2017
Milkweed Species For Your Garden
Milkweeds! These beautiful, lovely smelling plants are the hosts for monarch caterpillars, which can eat nothing but milkweed leaves and young seed pods. Adult monarchs lay their eggs under milkweed l…
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Sep 2nd 2017
The Magnificent Monarch Migration!
Migrating monarchs! Through wind and rain, around predators and human obstacles, monarch butterflies fly up to 3000 miles in late summer to their wintering grounds in Mexico and California!Most butter…
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Aug 23rd 2017
Seven Ways to Stop Junk Mail
Junk mail might be one of the most tragic uses of trees, creating unwanted paper trash that clutters mailboxes, recycling bins, landfills and streets. Rocky Mountain National Park. Picture By Daniel…
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Aug 16th 2017
The Not So Innocent Plastic Straw
Drink box with strawWhen you eat out and order a drink, the drink often arrives with a plastic straw, right? And straws come with the packaging for single-serve drink boxes and other products. Have yo…
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Aug 9th 2017
How to Protect Birds from Window Collisions
The windows in our living room are shaded by trees, but that wasn't stopping birds from flying into them. Stand outside and look at the windows in your house or office. Birds see the sky, clouds and t…
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Jul 31st 2017
Sustainability Certification for Wood: FSC vs SFI
Wood and paper products can be certified as sustainable if they meet certain criteria. Wood-based products can be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or the Sustainable Forestry Initiati…
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