… work. Science is a collection of established facts and ideas about the world, gathered over hundreds of years. It is also the process by which these facts are learned. Science is both …
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… year we are now able to remove all flowering garlic mustard in the Woods’ entire 100 acres. Over nearly two decades, Garden volunteers have played a critical role in helping remove garlic … is having a significant negative effect on garlic mustard (see woodsandprairie.blogspot.com ). Observers have reported an almost complete absence of garlic mustard in areas that are …
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… is the most common.) We can tell chanterelles from jack-o-lanterns when we turn them over and look at the underside of the cap: chanterelles are nearly smooth to strongly ridged, …
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… able to count most of the individuals and almost all of the species that can be found here. Over three months, we were able to capture nearly eighty individuals of eight different species. … not a good idea. The slider has greatly changed the dynamics of natural turtle populations all over the country. Some species, like the box turtles, which are terrestrial species that do not …
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… of my tomato plants.) If you should happen to dig up one of their pupae when turning over the garden soil, they are a dark, shiny brown, pointed at one end, and have what looks like … These moths occur in huge numbers and are capable of completely defoliating adult oak trees over large areas. A few years ago, we avoided an invasion of Lymantria dispar moths at the Garden …
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… I taught for a number of years, and I had copious papers to correct. When I discovered coming over here [on weekends to correct papers], especially during the winter months, and sitting in …
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… willows at Illinois Beach State Park. Monitoring rare species for the greater good Walking over undulating dunes with a GPS unit, Plants of Concern staff and volunteers found seed on a …
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… Simply prune out dried patches in early spring and, on most evergreens, they will fill in over the growing season. When you plant, place more vulnerable kinds of evergreens in sheltered …
Type: Plant Info
… nutritious to native pollinators. These are the plants and insects that evolved together over time. Now, squeezed out by plowing in the fields, concrete in the cities, and lawns in the …
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… proper cultural practices (such as proper watering and mowing methods), and sow grass seed over the dead areas to address these diseases. Got Weeds? Weed control is another fall lawn task. …
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