Pussy willows — meow!
Tami Gingrich details the characteristics, medicinal properties and benefits to wildlife of the American pussy willow.
Mother Nature’s best-kept secret: Hickory nuts
Tami Gingrich shares her love of hickory nuts with readers, offering tips on collecting and eating them.
An ephemeral emergence: Part 1
What better way to usher in the spring than with a breathtaking display of wildflowers? Tami Gingrich provides a rundown of her favorite ephemerals.
Eastern phoebe: The harbinger
Tami Gingrich is looking forward to the arrival of the eastern phoebe, a harbinger of spring with a distinct repetitive, two-note “fee-bee” song.
The American kestrel: A falcon in peril
Tami Gingrich discusses the value of Ohio's smallest bird of prey, the American Kestrel, and her efforts to boost its numbers.
How to harvest milkweed seeds: A tutorial
Tami Gingrich offers tips for harvesting and propagating milkweed seeds.
The opossum: A misunderstood marsupial
Tami Gingrich highlights all the reasons the Virginia opossum is a unique and beneficial animal to have around.
The not-so-blessed praying mantis
Tami Gingrich sheds light on the vicious feeding habits of different species of praying mantises, and the plight non-native species can be to pollinators.
They fly in June, crawl in September
Tami Gingrich details the unique lifecycles of moths, highlighting the largest and most beautiful species in North America.
Spring ephemerals, part 2: Where are they?
Tami Gingrich continues her review of spring ephemerals in the process of making an appearance as spring begins in northeast Ohio.
