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"
NATIVES TO KNOW Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum Compiled by WORC Secretary Joyce Tuharsky It’s no coincidence that many of our native woodland plants flower in early Spring. They are taking advantage of the sunshine that hits the forest floor before the trees fully leaf out. Many of these plants have flowers that point downwards, beneath […] Continue reading "Natives to Know: Mayapple"
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 […] Continue reading "Ranger Steve’s Nature Niche: Tree Huggers"
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 […] Continue reading "Natives to Know: Inland Sea-oats"
