RANGER STEVE’S NATURE NICHE Tree Huggers By Ranger Steve Mueller When I was a national park naturalist leading walks through a ponderosa pine forest at Bryce Canyon National Park, I worked to help people discover by exploration. One strategy was to lead them over a large fallen dead tree. They needed to sit on… Read more »
MARCH PROGRAM RECAP By WORC Member, Sherri Brom Birds: Fostering Backyard Habitats to Attract Birds Presented by Curtis Dykstra If you love watching birds at your feeder but want to go beyond the feeder to attract more birds and help birds survive at the same time, this webinar is for you. Presented by Curtis Dykstra,… Read more »
NATIVES TO KNOW Inland Sea-oats, Chasmanthium latifolium Compiled by Joyce Tuharsky If you want to add native grasses to your garden, you may think you need a prairie setting with full sun. Not so with Inland sea-oats! This charming native grass thrives in partial to full shade. Chasmanthium latifolium has several common names including Inland… Read more »
FEBRUARY PROGRAM RECAP by Rebecca Marquardt, Programs Committee Member Botanical Quest: Documenting Michigan’s Rare Native Flora Through Photography Presented by Craig Elston 2/15/2021 Craig Elston has been an inquisitive naturalist his whole life, as is often the case with those who leave a legacy in natural history. Craig’s gift to the world is botanical… Read more »
Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche Hey Bud By Ranger Steve Mueller 2/21/21 Winter tree and shrub buds have distinctive character. They are recognizable by features like being fat, short, tall, scaly, fuzzy or with varied color. Twigs bear terminal and lateral buds. Often winter buds are larger or swollen indicating they are flower buds instead of… Read more »