More Bitter Than Sweet: The Invasive Vine That is Taking Over Kent County’s Healthy Forests and “Villages” by Rebecca Marquardt, WORC Program Co-Chair This past fall it was hard not to see the lemony-yellow leaved vine climbing up so many of the Oak and Hickory trees for which much of Kent County is known. Celastrus orbiculatus, otherwise known […]
The Politics of Planting Natives: How One Village Went Wild Part 2 of 2 By Darcy Dye, Wild Ones Member Photos by David Dye The Story of the Adopt a Garden Program in Spring Lake Continues To read part 1 click here. 6. Creating a Working Plan Each summer brings its own share of “complications,” things […]
The Politics of Planting Natives: How One Village Went Wild Part 1 of 2 by Darcy Dye, Wild Ones Member Photos by David Dye The Village of Spring Lake is a Charter Village in Ottawa County. It takes up less than 1.915 square miles on the map, is home to about 2,500 residents, and has the […]
Earth Day is April 22 and Arbor Day is April 24 so let’s Celebrate EARTH WEEK! Wild Ones River City Offers You Ways to Celebrate the Earth Consider reading/reviewing/watching: Bringing Nature Home or Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy The article Gardening For Life by Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope video (1 hr. 23 min.) Doug Tallamy in His […]
