What gets birders really going? A rare bird!
People who are “into birding” are excited when they see a new bird for the first time. Many keep “life lists” — an account of each different species they have actually seen worldwide…
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Herons, Hawks and Home Goods Stores
Planting for Hummers
Baby birds are still around!
Citizen Science in the Yard and Neighborhood
Intriguing Insects to Arouse our Wonder
Spring has sprung!
Finding Joy in Nature During Troubled Times
To feed or not to feed — is that the question?
A Potentially Lethal Combination
Many of us visit garden centers and nurseries to find new plants to beautify our natural surroundings or we receive cuttings and seeds from friends and neighbors.
Leave the leaves, please!
Our town is fortunate to have county workers who collect yard debris, Christmas trees and leaves during the autumn and winter seasons. The county then sells the processed vegetative material as yard mulch. But rather than buy mulch from them or from stores, it’s worthwhile if we just participate in leaving the leaves on neighborhood and town properties.
Arbor Week in Rogers Road
In June 2019, the Town of Chapel Hill initiated a voluntary Tree Committee to help “engage the entire Chapel Hill community in enhancing and protecting the town’s tree canopy and urban treescape.”