Wild Notes Blog

  • Notes from July

    Wild Notes Blog

    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.

  • Notes from March

    Notes from March

    This month, we look at when should you trim back your dead stems, how some insects use electrical fields to their advantage, and discuss exactly what do we mean by “low maintanance”.

  • Notes from February

    Notes from February

    Find out how much sun and shade you get at your house, the benefits of using iNaturalist, and how a certain plant lures pollinators to their deaths!