Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens
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“The observed and predicted changes in plant distribution and phenology have major implications for various ecological and evolutionary phenomena, including ecosystem productivity, species interactions, community structure, and conservation of biodiversity.” (1) In my blog post postulating that native plants could be our canary in the coal mine for conditions inhospitable for humans, I suggested [...]
Once again this year, the Baltimore Orioles returned to our area within the 3 day time frame in which I have recorded them for the last five years. Here in central Minnesota, (for my short-term records) the average day is May 5. The earliest record in the last five years was May 3 and the [...]
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