Butterflies nectaring on alfalfa growing in the flood plain of an urban water diversion ditch. Better planning could bring similar abundance to our concrete laden neighborhoods across the globe. #UrbanEcology #pollinators.#butterflies #urbanplanning #greeninfrastructure

Creating pocket prairie gardens? It is important to consider the natural processes that are absent. Bison once roamed most of the USA, fertilizing habitats, breaking old stems, & grazing grasses. We can recreate these processes to make more robust #pollinator habitats. #gardening #gardencology

Here's why you should be cleaning up your yard. This is a small bison herd, doing bison things. Imagine this across a landscape throughout the year. Dead vegetation is broken, trampled, & pressed to the ground. Our gardens don't have this happening so we have to cut back plants. #gardening #nature

If you're a gardener who's switched to landscaping with native plants, now is a great time to consider where animals will shelter. Consider adding these resources and more. #gardening #nature #conservation #pollinators #herping #insects #toads #landscapeDesign #wildlife

#wildlifeGardening is an amazing way to increase local biodiversity and fight population declines. Adding native plants is important, but most animals need spaces to shelter, nest, rest, and overwinter. Mimic natural areas by adding missing resources like an underground refugia. #nature #gardening