JUNE PROGRAM RECAP By Linda Shuster, WORC Member Go Beyond Beauty Presented via Zoom June 21 by Shelly Stusick Shelly Stusick is the Go Beyond Beauty Specialist at the Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network (ISN). Go Beyond Beauty is one of several programs of the ISN, which is a Cooperative Species Management Area (CISMA). A […] Continue reading "June Program Recap: Go Beyond Beauty"
MAY PROGRAM RECAP By Linda Shuster, WORC Member Cultivating our Schoolyards as Habitat to Grow Scholars Who Will Become Stewards Presented via Zoom May 17 by Sally Triant, Grow Wise Learning Sally began by noting that children need nature; however, children today are spending less time in nature than previous generations. The Children and Nature […] Continue reading "May Program Recap"
Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadenis By Linda Shuster, WORC Member Despite its common name, Enchanter’s nightshade is not a member of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. It is a member of the evening primrose (Onagraceae) family. The genus name, Circaea, is derived from the name of the enchantress of Greek mythology, Circe. It is said […] Continue reading "Natives to Know: Enchanter’s Nightshade"
Records Check Finds 66 Butterfly Species By Ranger Steve Mueller Fifty-three field notebooks and journals hold my field study natural history data. Until 2010 I recorded observations with paper with pencil. I made the switch to entering information to a Word document on computer in November 2009. Slowly I am transcribing older handwritten entries to […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche"
APRIL 2021 PROGRAM RECAP By Sherri Brom, WORC Member Native Garden Design Presented via Zoom April 19 by Rebecca Marquardt and Amy Heilman The presentation by Rebecca Marquardt and Amy Heilman is a great accompaniment to the “Creating Your Own Native Garden Design” booklet developed by the national Wild Ones organization. Both Rebecca and Amy […] Continue reading "April 2021 Program Recap"
