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It's generally safe for deer to eat pumpkins as long as they're not rotting or contain chemicals.

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Jun. 12—Since 1973, the National Wildlife Federation has fostered a program of which many people may be unaware. Garden for Wildlife is a national program encouraging citizens to purposefully construct their gardens for the benefit of their local plants and animals. Taking care of nature on a small scale, one yard at a time, has a ripple effect that benefits the planet as a whole. The concept ...

It will be another 10 years before 17-year cicadas, or Brood X cicadas, will be emerging in Iowa.

VERIFY: Do dryer sheets keep wasps out of your mailbox? A viral Reddit post says postal workers might put dryer sheets in your mailbox to prevent stings. Experts say theres no evidence that would work. Author: Mia Salenetri (WUSA9) Updated: 10:39 AM PDT May 13, 2021 WASHINGTON — As the weather gets better, some unfriendly visitors might make an appearance outside your home: Yellow jackets and other wasps.  A Reddit post has gone viral about a tactic that some ...

“I took it upon myself to look at the campus and noticed all the native vegetation and how well it was done,” Budd said. What she saw were littoral shelves filled with pickerelweed, arrowhead and various lilies lining retention ponds, native plants providing food and protection for wildlife and the oasis known as SpeedBridge. The bridge is named after one of Arthrex’s medical devices, which is used for surgical repair of soft tissues such as rotator cuff and Achilles tendon tears. Work...

Arthrexs North Naples campus qualifies as certified wildlife habitat Karl Schneider, Naples Daily News Nestled between buildings on Arthrex’s North Naples campus, a pedestrian bridge arches over water lilies floating in the still waters of a retention pond. Live oaks, red maples and other native flora stand sentinel as bees collect pollen from the water lilies’ bright purple flowers just under the bridge. A toad, no bigger than a thumbnail, hops between retention ponds. © ...

Why a backyard thats for the birds is great for kids, too Maryellen Kennedy Duckett © Photograph by Barbara Rich / Getty Images Western bluebirds enjoy a morning birdbath in Chico, California. Here’s something worth tweeting about: Being around more birds can boost your family’s happiness. A recent German study of more than 26,000 Europeans found that the cheeriest folks lived near natural areas with a wider diversity of bird species. Since songbirds in particular tend t...

Published: 4/29/2021 4:57:49 PM Award-winning author, TV host and naturalist David Mizejewski will kick off New Hampshire Audubon’s 2021 Pollinator Conservation series on Monday, May 3. The seven webinars, free to all, are focused on pollinators and their conservation. Mizejewski is one of seven pollinator conservation experts and community scientists presenting on such topics as gardening for wildlife, native bees, beneficial predatory wasps, nocturnal pollinators, and the native shrubs and ...

Credit Kevin Cole / creative commons This has been National Wildlife Week and many Americans are beginning to go out to enjoy the countrys national parks. Delmarva Public Medias Don Rush talked with David Mizejewski, a naturalist at the National Wildlife Federation, about this rich resource as the nation continues to cope with the pandemic. Listen