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Press Release: Project Dragonfly

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Wild Ones River City was asked to share this press release. Miami University’s Dragonfly Conversations Podcast has featured Doug Tallamy several times. Here is a link to one of those videos: https://youtu.be/VNDY3hOKxUk?si=zlOrEFEvujpsDsLI Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is accepting applications for 2027 Earth Expeditions graduate courses that offer extraordinary experiences at global field sites in 15 […] Continue reading "Press Release: Project Dragonfly"

Natives to Know: Carolina Puccoon

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Carolina Puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense) This summer, when walking through dunes toward Lake Michigan, you may bump into … Carolina puccoon—a charming little perennial in the borage family. It is characterized by bright yellow-orange flowers on top of erect, stout stems with stiff hair and alternate, lanceolate leaves. Carolina puccoon grows to a height of 6 […] Continue reading "Natives to Know: Carolina Puccoon"

Natives to Know – Orchids

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Natives to Know – Orchids Compiled by Joyce Tuharsky 1,500 years ago, a Chinese poet/painter, San KoKu, was so inspired by an orchid that he proclaimed it the embodiment of nobility—epitomizing strength, elegance, purity, and humility. To this day, the orchid remains a symbol of excellence in many Asian societies. It is an example of […] Continue reading "Natives to Know – Orchids"

Natives to Know: Speckled Alder

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Speckled Alder Alnus incana, Subsp. Rugosa Compiled by Wild Ones member, Joyce Tuharsky Speckled alders grow mostly as a multi-trunked tree, 15–25 feet tall, with a broad-rounded irregular crown. In the Birch family (Betulaceae), these trees are native to the cold and temperate regions of North America from Hudson Bay and Newfoundland, south to Minnesota, […] Continue reading "Natives to Know: Speckled Alder"