Oak Wilt Preventionby Ranger Steve Mueller Winter is a time of reprieve from the spread of oak wilt pandemic disease until April. In the spring and summer simple efforts will slow the spread of the illness. Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum transferred across the ocean. It is spreading through oak forests by […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche – Oak Wilt Prevention"
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd., is proud to introduce Larry Weaner as a Wild Ones Honorary Director to serve a 2022 through 2025 term. Wild Ones honors and recognizes distinguished individuals who are respected and known for their expertise in fields of ecology, botany, plant science, horticulture, entomology, climate change, and conservation. Larry Weaner received […] Continue reading "Wild Ones is Proud to Announce Larry Weaner as an Honorary Director"
RANGER STEVE’S NATURE NICHE Home Grown Natural Communitiesby Ranger Steve Mueller The Great Lakes Ecosystem is a broad term that includes 76 component natural communities within the boundaries of Michigan. A brief definition of natural community is an assemblage of plants, animals, and other life that live in similar environmental conditions governed by natural processes […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Homegrown Natural Communities"
NATIVES TO KNOW White AvensGeum canadense By Linda Shuster, WORC Board Member-at-Large I have been digging up what I thought was a non-native weed growing in my yard, although I was unable to identify it. One day I found a blooming herbaceous plant I did not recognize, and I was able to identify it from […] Continue reading "Natives to Know: White Avens"
National Monuments Reinstatedby Ranger Steve Mueller Before I was born, advocates working to protect fragile and easily damaged resources were encouraging Congress to protect them for public posterity. Others were desiring Congress make public resources private. Such Congressional issues are usually addressed in committees and frequently do not get to the floor for action for […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: National Monuments Reinstated"
