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New Yorkers are very concerned about protecting our environment and about the farming practices used to grow our foods. That is why the state Assembly and Se

The nice weather last weekend prompted me to start gardening. As I started to rake leaves and clear a path for the emerging perennials, I thought about the potential damage

The City of Ann Arbor unanimously passed The No Mow Initiative 2022, today, in hopes of saving the bee population.

A bill introduced in the Colorado State Legislature seeks to limit the use of some pesticides in the state in order to protect people and pollinating insects.

Judy Wright Special to The Citizen Now that summer seems to have arrived, both calendar- and temperature-wise, I have been seeing more pollinator activity in the flower garden. Pollination is a valuable and necessary service provided by both managed bees, primarily honeybees, and wild native bees. Between 75% and 95% of flowering plants worldwide need to be pollinated. Bees accomplish this by moving pollen from one flower to another in order to produce fruit. I cannot imagine what a...

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Protecting pollinator populations is key for phoebes, other birds Bees retrieve pollen from an azalea bush, one of the first plants that blooms in spring, in Jessica Tanner’s yard in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jessica Tanner cleans out dead stems from her pollinator garden at her home in Northampton. She leaves the stems all winter so insects can live in them throughout the cold months and hatch in the spring. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Bees retriev...

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Protecting pollinator populations is key for phoebes, other birds Bees retrieve pollen from an azalea bush, one of the first plants that blooms in spring, in Jessica Tanner’s yard in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jessica Tanner cleans out dead stems from her pollinator garden at her home in Northampton. She leaves the stems all winter so insects can live in them throughout the cold months and hatch in the spring. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Bees retriev...

Happy and healthy New Year!  "I just realized that I’m one of the people that took an interest in birds during the pandemic. Watching birds sure does calm the soul; they don’t seem to be angry, arrogant, rude, or looking for conflict.” NatureWatch saved me!” — Anonymous Naturewatch Reader, North Berkshire. (aka Timothy Zelazo, Florida)  December was the month of reporting wrens to Naturewatch "Thanks for your column! Ive been lucky enough to have a pair of Carolina wr...