The luna moth: Mother Nature’s masterpiece
The luna moth's soft, dreamy appearance features a snow-white body, pale green wings and startling eyespots and unique tails that keep it safe.
House sparrows: Cold-blooded killers
Tami Gingrich explains the devastation house sparrows cause and highlights strategies to protect bluebirds and other native cavity-nesting birds.
Monarchs and milkweed
Scientists predict that migratory monarchs will soon become extinct due to climate change and habitat loss. Planting native milkweed can help them survive.
The walkingstick: Master of camouflage
Tami Gingrich shares her experience rearing walkingsticks and the observations she made about their unique characteristics along the way.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Confusing spring lookalikes: Coltsfoot vs dandelion
Although they are often confused for one another, coltsfoot and dandelion plants have noticeable differences. Learn how to tell them apart.
The bucket: A lesson on the Osage orange
Here in the Midwest, the fruit of the Osage orange tree has yet another name, spider ball. But does it actually repel spiders?
