Gardening for Wildlife MWV

Join us to explore the mysteries of birds that end up in very unexpected places! (photo by Bruce Mactavich)

Want to add some plants native to your garden to benefit pollinators and other wildlife? Join us for a fun program Tuesday, August 19 at 4pm to learn about these plants and sketch a plan for yourself. We will visit the pollinator garden right outside …

We are very excited to be presenting a program at McSherry’s Nursery in Conway about native plants and the pollinators that love them. We will discuss the decline in insects and birds, why pollinators are so important and what simple steps we as gardeners can …

Despite the exceptionally cool and rainy weather we are having, migratory birds, especially warblers, have lately been abundant here in our yard – especially in the Oak trees. Every year I am thrilled and amazed as they return from their wintering grounds to breed around …

Although snow is still falling in the Mount Washington Valley, birds are on the way, some migrating all the way from South America. Some are warblers, and come to breed here in our forests. Warblers stun us every year with their gorgeous breeding plumage, like …

It might be cold and dark, but animals have definitely kept us entertained this February!

It’s a good year for one “irruptive ” species, the Snowy Owl. What about finches and other winter songbirds?

A Barred Owl made its presence felt in a snowstorm this morning

The holiday season is a good time to reflect on the things that actually worked out well this year – and our four year old native garden truly has. Lots of migratory birds raised their young here – exactly what we hoped for when we …