Blue Jay Barrens

There’s something about orchid leaves that makes them stand out from all the other vegetation. I saw these from a long way off and hurried o...

Dragonflies have been swarming around the pond in tremendous numbers, but I actually encounter more different species out in the fields wher...

Some plants, even though large, are hard to see in the landscape. Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip, Thaspium barbinode , with its small flowers...

If you’re going to manage an area for native plants, you’ve got to know how to identify the non-natives. Blue Jay Barrens has a history of b...

The excess rain may cause some problems, but I’ve been enjoying having so much water in the pond. By the Fourth of July the pond is normally...

The excessive rains have kept the pond level up, so we’ve been attracting a lot of aquatic life. One of my favorites is the Giant Water Bug....

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta , is a common plant that is recognized by many. It grows in a wide variety of disturbed habitats and can p...