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A tip on managing your milkweed. Tender leaves are best. I did note, however, a couple of odd things in this article. 1st, Monarchs do NOT have an odd quirk to only eat one kind of plant. MOST of our insects are specialists... and even our generalists have narrow tastes. 2nd. Monarch is NOT the only butterfly to migrate. Recently one was identified that flies between Europe and Africa. That aside, the writer did get the research correct. YOU can manipulate your common milkweed to help the Monarch butterfly.
Love monarch butterflies? Here's new research on how to help species
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The only thing monarch butterfly caterpillars eat is milkweed, and researchers say mowing down a third of that milkweed will attract more eggsWOW, great way to present Giant Hogweed. Get to know your plants... native and invasive. Stay safe, Go Wild, Go Native.It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Our first featured invasive species this week is a nasty one: giant hogweed. This plant is aptly named as it can grow up to 15 ft. tall! Check out the height difference between giant hogweed and a native look-alike, cow parsnip (with our Invasive Species Tech, Olivia, included for scale). Giant hogweed is considered a noxious weed in Oregon. The sap is phototoxic - if it comes into contact with your skin or eyes and is then exposed to sunlight, it can cause blistering, burns, scarring, or even blindness. If you think you see giant hogweed, be careful not to touch it. Report it to us immediately! In the Tualatin River watershed, this plant has historically been found along Fanno and Vermont Creeks. Over the last 5 years, we have partnered with @cleanwaternews, OR Dept. of Agriculture, and willing landowners to survey and control infestations of giant hogweed.
Less lawn is the answer.... to several questions. Go Wild, Go Native!
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As we build more houses with lawns, we deprive ourselves of natural signpostsWAM Part 3:
General Motors and native landscape rehabilitation. Yep. It is in their strategic plan AND targeted to be completed WORLD WIDE in 2020.
Susan Kelsey, GM's global diversity program manager, retired in 2018 and left over 7,000 acres of Wildlife Habitat Council certified habitat at 72 sites in 15 countries. wildlifehc.org
She is working on a scale I had never dreamed of and with diverse collaborators and neighbors. Solving issues like appealling to the "engineers" idea of beauty in a native garden, working with neighbors to solve water run-off issues, working in communities who want to mow the meadow for farm use.
Her message: "No matter where you live or work, a wildlife habitat can be created for positive impact."
Huge benefits of biodiversity. Works for business because "sustainability" is viewed positively and can create business opportunities.
Her presentation was awe inspiring.