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Supporting Wildlife Habitat Where we Live is Not a New Idea

ljmarkson

Sep 305 min read

Supporting Wildlife Habitat Where we Live is Not a New Idea

When decluttering a closet recently, I found a time capsule in the form of a garden journal I made in the early 90s. The last entry was...

ljmarkson

Aug 224 min read

Nature Advocacy

Nurture Native Nature Fall 2024 Events!

We still have plenty of hot days ahead, but all the hummingbird action and our tired rewilded yards are telling us summer is winding...

Native Evening Primrose as a Habitat Support Plant

ljmarkson

Jul 146 min read

Native Plants

Native Evening Primrose as a Habitat Support Plant

In an ecologically focused landscape, common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is an example of a native plant that offers habitat...

Free Atlanta Event Alert for June 1 - Essential Habitat Elements in a Rewilded Yard Hosted by North Metro GNPS

ljmarkson

May 101 min read

Nature Advocacy

Free Atlanta Event Alert for June 1 - Essential Habitat Elements in a Rewilded Yard Hosted by North Metro GNPS

I’m honored and excited to have the North Metro Atlanta Georgia Native Plant Society host me on Saturday, June 1 from 10:30-12:30 to...

Make Your Yard a Safe Hummingbird Habitat!

ljmarkson

Mar 308 min read

Birds

Make Your Yard a Safe Hummingbird Habitat!

Like everyone else who eagerly anticipates their arrival, I’m checking out my yard every day looking for my first “hummer” of the...

A Habitat Yard Workshop Offers Actionable Change

ljmarkson

Feb 83 min read

Local Conservation and Education

A Habitat Yard Workshop Offers Actionable Change

Last fall I hosted three free habitat yard workshops. My goal was to share actionable ways create a more ecologically sustainably...

ljmarkson

Jan 2314 min read

Wildlife Container Pond

How to Make a Wildlife Container Pond

If we want to consider the ecological function of our yard, a water source is a foundational habitat element. Bird baths and other...

Restore Habitat to Hear the Sweet Song of the Hermit Thrush

ljmarkson

Jan 73 min read

Birds

Restore Habitat to Hear the Sweet Song of the Hermit Thrush

Every habitat element in my pocket wildlife sanctuary contributes to a more biodiverse ecosystem. Hermit thrushes for example rarely...

Be an Advocate for Nature By Sharing What You Know

ljmarkson

Oct 24, 20235 min read

Nature Advocacy

Be an Advocate for Nature By Sharing What You Know

I try to go out of my comfort zone and share information in online neighborhood groups where the focus is rarely on creating a wildlife...

Nature Loving Strangers are Kindred Spirits

ljmarkson

Oct 9, 20234 min read

Coexisting with Nature

Nature Loving Strangers are Kindred Spirits

I was recently looking through my lengthy list of ongoing blog ideas and catchy titles for articles yet to be written and came across...

A Day Focused on Restoring Biodiversity in our Own Greenspaces

ljmarkson

Sep 11, 20233 min read

Landscaping for Nature

A Day Focused on Restoring Biodiversity in our Own Greenspaces

At the recent Georgia Audubon’s cleverly named Georgia Grows Native for Birds Round Robin: Transforming Your Greenspace, they partnered...

New Fall Habitat Yard Workshops in Atlanta!

ljmarkson

Sep 4, 20235 min read

Local Conservation and Education

New Fall Habitat Yard Workshops in Atlanta!

By rewilding my urban Atlanta yard I'm hoping to restore nature in some small way where I live. So far, I’ve been focused on sharing my...

Ways to Add Water for Wildlife to Your Yard

ljmarkson

Jul 30, 20237 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Ways to Add Water for Wildlife to Your Yard

I didn’t always have over a dozen water sources in my intown (Morningside) Atlanta yard. Back in 2019 when I went through the process to...

Children Care Deeply About Protecting Nature - Let's Nurture This

ljmarkson

Mar 5, 20233 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Children Care Deeply About Protecting Nature - Let's Nurture This

We pulled into our driveway from an outing and there was a mother with her 7-or 8-year-old daughter at our front door. The little girl...

ljmarkson

Nov 22, 20224 min read

Propagation

Grow a Native Buckeye Tree from Seed

Several of the multiple buckeye species that grow in North America are native to Georgia. Bottlebrush buckeye is native to Alabama,...

Nurturing a Firefly Habitat Also Helps Restore Nature

ljmarkson

Jul 7, 20226 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Nurturing a Firefly Habitat Also Helps Restore Nature

In the context of creating a healthy yard ecosystem fireflies are just another insect we need to provide habitat for. Yet 2,000 firefly...

Just Say No to Spring Backyard Habitat Destruction

ljmarkson

Mar 6, 20225 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Just Say No to Spring Backyard Habitat Destruction

There were no happy birds in my yard on a warm spring day last week. On Friday I watched them flitting around my neighbor’s yard...

Native Plants to Winter Sow for Summer Blooms This Year

ljmarkson

Jan 23, 20227 min read

Native Flowers

Native Plants to Winter Sow for Summer Blooms This Year

I thought I was done winter sowing in the first week of January when I planted 100 different native plant seeds and put the trays outside...

If Nature Was Predictable, It Wouldn't Be So Fascinating

ljmarkson

Jan 11, 20222 min read

Coexisting with Nature

If Nature Was Predictable, It Wouldn't Be So Fascinating

My tiny, semi-urban, rewilded yard surprises me. Every. Single. Day. This past Sunday it was deathly quiet in both the front and...

Cedar Waxwings Reveal How Pervasively Disruptively Invasive Nandina and Honeysuckle are to Wildlife

ljmarkson

Dec 30, 20215 min read

Invasive Species

Cedar Waxwings Reveal How Pervasively Disruptively Invasive Nandina and Honeysuckle are to Wildlife

Soon after I started working on a post focused on invasive nandina (Nandina domestica), I went down a rabbit hole and ended up in a...

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