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Should You Leave Leaves in Your Yard? Here’s What Ecologists Say
Every fall, the same thing happens. Leaves come down, the rake comes out, and millions of bags of yard waste get hauled to the curb. [...]

Every fall, the same thing happens. Leaves come down, the rake comes out, and millions of bags of yard waste get hauled to the curb. [...]

If you’ve ever tried to help monarch butterflies, you’ve almost certainly been told to plant milkweed. That advice is cor [...]

Northern cardinals are one of the most instantly recognizable birds in North America, and also one of the most desired backyard visit [...]

The single most common mistake with hummingbird feeders is putting them out too late. Most people wait until they see a hummingbird, [...]

A bluebird nest box is one of the most popular wildlife purchases in the backyard birding world. It’s also one of the most freq [...]

Most wildlife-friendly yard advice focuses on what you can add — native plants, water features, brush piles, feeders. That’s [...]

Fall is when most people stop thinking about butterflies. The garden is winding down, the colorful summer species are gone, and it [...]

Bug zappers are one of the most widely sold pest control products in the United States. They are also, according to decades of entomo [...]

Most butterfly gardening advice starts with a list of flowers. Plant these, get butterflies. It’s not wrong, but it’s inc [...]

There’s a lot of mythology that floats around the internet about feeding birds during the winter. There’s more nuance her [...]