Category: Conservation
Springtime Wild Plants in our Gardens
This time of year there are so many wonderful herbs just starting to spring up in our area, and many in our gardens. When I first started gardening at Rock…READ MORE
Two Takes on Pollinators in our Yards and Gardens
From Flowers to Food By Erin O’Neill About one third of food production globally is possible because of animal pollinators including bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and mammals. These animals move…READ MORE
TapONE Comes to Burlington
Burlington Just Got Sweeter Tap ONE (Old North End) began as an idea around a campfire in the woods, a happy place for all of us. My friends and I…READ MORE
Grow Wild: Spring Clean up of Yards and Gardens
What? Leave Stem Stubble in Our Gardens?? We gardeners and landscapers are being asked to rethink what our gardens can contribute to increasing and returning biodiversity to our landscapes. Who…READ MORE
Ethical Foraging: Striving Towards Sustainability
A question and concern that has been coming up for me lately while stewarding the Intervale’s uncommon natural community, the Silver Maple Ostrich Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest (a distinction bestowed…READ MORE
Manhattan Drive Project
Manhattan Drive Neighborhood Greenway Orchard and Native Planting This community-launched project will bring new life into an under-managed City greenway. The project began in the spring of 2020, when a…READ MORE
Early Winter at Derway
Get inspired to explore the hidden natural places in Burlington with these photos of Derway Island in early winter. Learn more about the photographer Jacquelyn Potter here
Grow A Row. Plant a Bed.
By: Sharon Bushor As a member of the Medical Center Community Garden, we were lucky enough to have several raised beds added to our garden site. Collectively we decided to…READ MORE
Favorite Books, Podcasts and Videos
The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman Contributor: Kate Kruesi Kate’s testimonial: This is the best book to get you started replacing some of your lawn with native plants and…READ MORE
Where Do Insects Go in Winter
By Declan McCabe I consider the lack of biting insects and other invertebrates, to be a wondrous gift of the winter season. I can wander unmolested through wood and field…READ MORE