Coming up: An amazing event with Joe Gardener! I’m excited to hear Dave Goulson, whose books have taught me a lot about insects. The event will be recorded for registrants. See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/ecological-gardening-summit-tickets-1321676202099?aff=nancy

The song dogs have officially arrived in our habitat, harmonizing with a symphony of trilling toads. As Dan Flores notes in Coyote America, this is the original national anthem. It’s music to my weary ears. Sound up. #coyotes #americantoads

A new study shows decline of butterfly numbers nationwide. But restoring native landscapes in hedgerows, roadsides and backyards “has great potential for increasing … suitable habitat for butterflies & other insects.” (pics: 2 declining species still in my habitat)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

And while the humans make a mess of things, the animals are hard at work trying to piece them back together. Thanks to American Gardener magazine for featuring my recent column on the important work of voles, squirrels, p-dogs and many other subterranean superheroes. #marvelousmammals #wildneighbors

Check out the GNPS symposium on Saturday and hear #mysistertheresister talk about the time she fought the lawn and the lawn lost -- and how it turned into a statewide victory in MD. We'll discuss some takeaways we learned from confronting outdated HOA policy. #nativeplants gnps.org/2025-georgia...

Check out the GNPS symposium on Saturday and hear #mysistertheresister talk about the time she fought the lawn and the lawn lost -- and how it turned into a statewide victory in MD. We'll discuss some takeaways we learned from confronting outdated HOA policy. #nativeplants

Things change and change again. #invinciblesummer #nativeplants #intothelight

It's an especially good time to look out for and love our neighbors, including those with homes in the trees, soils & waters. Meet the Neighbors by @brandonkeim.bsky.social is a beautiful, thought-provoking case for nurturing kinship with these often overlooked members of our communities #booksky

5/20 Eco book challenge: Post eco or nature book by living author daily for 20 days, any genre. Tag author or site.

milkweed.org/author/j-dre...
Lyrical and deeply moving prose by Dr. Lanham, expert birder.
#booksky #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge #ecobookchallenge

“The United States has some of the strongest environmental laws in the world, and no matter how petulantly Trump behaves, these laws don’t bend before the whims of a wannabe dictator,” said @kieransuckling.bsky.social , executive director at the Center.

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From the Good Books for Bad Times files: The moment I saw the paperback cover of Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden - with quotes not from famous people but from readers deeply affected by Camille Dungy's prose and poetry - I was hooked. Grateful for this amazing work. #booksky

Unearthing a decades-old plant wish list reminds me that before the age of instant communication, there was real conversation & community. There still is, but you have to cultivate it. How a chance encounter w/a kind kitchen contractor changed my world: humanegardener.com/the-power-of-small-moments/