Wild Notes Blog

  • Notes from August

    Wild Notes Blog

    Some gorgeous garden inspiration and a new alternative to DEET!

  • Celebrate Black Business Month

    Celebrate Black Business Month

    This August, take a moment to celebrate the Black growers, makers, and community leaders whose work enriches our ecosystems, foodways, and local economies. Their farms, nurseries, herbal traditions, and organizations strengthen our region, and we invite you to support the businesses and land‑based practices that…

  • Notes from July

    Notes from July

    A few notes from this month… — Bugged by mosquitos? Take precautions when deciding how to treat them. Better yet, stop them before they become adults, without harming the rest of your pollinators! — Concerned about your home value with native landscapers? Take heart: “Even…

  • Celebrating Disability Pride Month

    Celebrating Disability Pride Month

    Disability Pride Month calls us to imagine outdoor spaces where everyone can move, rest, explore, and belong. Accessible landscapes aren’t optional, they’re foundational to ecological connection and community care. Whether we’re planning gardens, maintaining trails, or hosting events, designing with access in mind ensures more…

  • Notes from June

    Notes from June

    A great podcast resource, a pollinator magnet, and what milkweed grows the best monarch caterpillar

  • Pride and Conservation

    Pride and Conservation

    Take time this Pride Month to uplift LGBTQ+ voices shaping conservation, ecology, and outdoor community.

  • Notes from May

    Notes from May

    What is a Chelsea chop, aster yellows, being grateful for spiders, and the perennial (ha!) debate about native cultivars

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    AAPI month lifts up the ecological traditions, agricultural knowledge, and land based practices nurtured within AAPI communities

  • Notes from April

    Notes from April

    A villainized bee, our Distinguished Lecture speaker is honored, and the feeling of awe.

  • Celebrating Earth Month: Restore. Protect. Grow.

    Celebrating Earth Month: Restore. Protect. Grow.

    Whether you’re deepening a longtime practice or just starting to learn which plants belong here, there’s always more to discover. Grow your curiosity with a few of our favorite resources.