CULTIVATE WILDNESS
GROW NATIVE
GOING
NATIVE IN THE GARDEN IS EARTH-FRIENDLY
These Oregon native
plants provide the best food for birds and wildlife, says
OSU Extension Service native plant expert Linda McMahan.
HOW
TO ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR GARDEN
How to help butterflies
during all parts of their life cycle, as recommended by
Nancy Allen, OSU wildlife biologist.
NATIVE
SHRUBS CAN BE EVERGREEN AND SHADE TOLERANT
Native, low-water
evergreens create year-round interest, shelter and food
for native animals.
NATIVE
GROUNDCOVERS WORK WELL IN PNW
These groundcovers are less
likely than most to be wiped out by native browsers such
as deer, according to Linda McMahan, OSU Extension native
plant expert.
OSU'S
BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS ARE A KEY TO OREGON'S PLANT DIVERSITY
OSU's
Herbarium and the Oregon Flora Project archive Oregon's
botanical heritage.
GARDEN FOR WILDLIFE
HOW
TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN MORE BIRD-FRIENDLY
Dan Edge, OSU wildlife
biologist, recommends ways to help attract and foster birds
in your yard.
HELP
OREGON'S WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL
The OSU Extension 4-H Wildlife
Stewards explain how to create backyard habitat for these
increasingly scarce native squirrels.
DO
NOT FEED WILDLIFE IN YOUR YARD
Learn why supplemental feeding
is harmful to wildlife, from OSU wildlife biologist Dan
Edge.
MOLES
DRIVE GARDENERS CRAZY BUT DO GOOD DEEDS TOO
Think twice
before getting rid of these native insect-eating critters—they
aerate the soil and feed on bugs.
CITIZEN
VOLUNTEERS CAN PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN WILDLIFE RESEARCH
Opportunities
abound to volunteer in scientific efforts to conserve species.
Visit the OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife's Mace
Watchable Wildlife website for more details.
OSU WILDLIFE RESEARCH IN THE NEWS
OSU
Researcher Records a Rare Sighting of Wolverine
Loss
of Wolves Causes Major Ecosystem Disruption at Olympic National
Park
NEW NATURE BOOKS FROM OSU PRESS:
In the Blast Zone: Catastrophe and Renewal
on Mount St. Helens
Field
Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest
HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE AUGUST GARDEN?
Photos and info of common garden
maladies of August are featured at OSU Extension's Plant Clinic website.
OSU GARDEN CALENDAR FOR AUGUST
THINGS
TO DO IN YOUR GARDEN THIS MONTH |
