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Many native bees nest in the ground.
Here’s one resource for the Northeast:https://vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Danforth-Lab.-Creating-a-Pollinator-Garden-for-Specialist-Bees_FINAL_062520.pdf

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Trees Are Like Good People Who Care For Others "Trees are like good people who care for others. They have to keep standing in the sun but they give shade to others. Whatever fruits they bear they do not eat themselves, but give them to others. How kind they are." - Vikramaditya

Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year 2023

“Last year, I had a life-changing experience at 90 years old. I went to space, after decades of playing an iconic science-fiction character who was exploring the universe. I thought I would experience a deep connection with the immensity around us, a deep call for endless exploration.

"I was absolutely wrong. The strongest feeling, that dominated everything else by far, was the deepest grief that I had ever experienced.

"I understood, in the clearest possible way, that we were living on a tiny oasis of life, surrounded by an immensity of death. I didn’t see infinite possibilities of worlds to explore, of adventures to have, or living creatures to connect with. I saw the deepest darkness I could have ever imagined, contrasting so starkly with the welcoming warmth of our nurturing home planet.

"This was an immensely powerful awakening for me. It filled me with sadness. I realized that we had spent decades, if not centuries, being obsessed with looking away, with looking outside. I did my share in popularizing the idea that space was the final frontier. But I had to get to space to understand that Earth is and will stay our only home. And that we have been ravaging it, relentlessly, making it uninhabitable."

-- William Shatner, actor

The point here is not about how or why he went to the edge of space, if he’s wealthy or his life story but how we all ignore the great loss of species and habitats, how we consume and destroy this beautiful earth and resources in our endless rampaging desire to fulfil sone crazy idea that we find happiness in things.

If we look deeply and closely at our own true nature, we are both the deep emptiness and the vivid alive appearance of this incredible life.
We are nature, we are from this earth.

To really see this is to feel deep grief for what is being lost, which is 70% of all wild animals in the last 30 years alone, never mind what we have lost for ever through our greed and ignorance.

If you read about the slaughter of the great herds of buffalo, of the genocide of the great Whales, of the dolphin massacres in the Faroes or the extinction of Wolves and bear in Scotland, how would we not feel immense grief?

If we truly faced it then we would dedicate our lives to saving the wild animals, birds, ocean beings, the oceans, mountains, rivers and great forests that we destroy at our own peril.

We won’t find salvation on other planets, the very miracle is right here, right now!

It is up to us.

If you care and understand then find out more.

Join the Wild revolution!

www.wildrevolution.com

If you miss the point then move on, there’s plenty of celebrity news to focus on 🙂

THIS LOG IS ALIVE! Decaying trees are as important to ecosystems as live ones are!
LINK: https://rangerrick.org/ranger_rick/this-log-is-alive/

The Real Story Behind Rudolph Ever wonder how or where Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer came from? You may be surprised at this popular holiday character's origin.

UPDATE!

THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support!!

We have reached over 13 million in the last week and over 22 million consistently this year which is really helping spread awareness!

We have some exciting news coming up about our reforestation and permaculture in schools project in Africa and Narsciso Torres the Maya healer and forest gardener we are working with in Belize has been given an award for his work.

COLLABS!.......get in touch if any of this applies to you...

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Preventing wildfires helps keep so many creatures safe - even butterflies! Do you have a favorite from this poster? You can find other vintage posters on my Pinterest page, ''! That's right, I've made a Pinterest account! Join me and help me grow my collection of images over the years.

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We hope to have a good year for Bees, Butterflies and Pollinators inspite of the Covid-19 dissatisfying year

Nomada multicoloriana !

(EN) Despite the current health emergency, we continue to make amazing discoveries, including this rainbow nomad bee photographed today in Watermael-Boitsfort!

This socially-distant cuckoo bee does not collect pollen but regularly checks on its bee neighbours confined in their respective nest to see if they're doing OK. To do so, it stays outside their nest and, instead of shaking tarsi like bees normally do to salute each other, it waves its cute antennae and flappy wings while keeping everyone entertained by shaking its colourful tergites.

Stay home and keep safe, everyone, and check your friends and neighbours are doing ok too!

(FR) Malgré la situation actuelle difficile, nous continuons de découvrir de nouvelles espèces, y compris cette abeille nomade arc-en-ciel photographiée aujourd'hui à Watermael-Boitsfort!

Cette coucou socialement distante ne récolte pas de pollen mais vérifie régulièrement que ses voisines abeilles confinées dans leurs nids respectifs se portent bien. Pour ce faire, elle ne rentre pas dans leur nid et ne leur serre pas les tarses comme font habituellement les abeilles, mais agite ses p'tites antennes et ses p'tites ailes tout en divertissant tout le monde en remuant ses tergites colorés.

Restez bien au chaud chez vous, soyez prudents et n'oubliez pas de vérifier que vos amis et voisins se portent bien!

GCII CD Bees, Butterflies and Pollinators updated their business hours.

A century later, plant biodiversity struggles in wake of agricultural abandonment Decades after farmland was abandoned, plant biodiversity and productivity struggle to recover, according to new research.

Environment for Pollinators

Wild Flowers fore Pollinators

Salmon river Idaho

When speaking of birds, "irruption" refers to the movement of northern-wintering species to the south in years of low food availability. Irruptive species include redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, and Red-breasted Nuthatches, among others. Have you seen an irruptive species before?
Evening Grosbeak by Wanda Quinn

Got milkweeds? They're not here, yet, but Monarch Butterflies overwintering in Mexico are leaving their sanctuary, headed this way. For a pretty display, plant several colorful species together. (photo: Bryan Plunkett / Flickr; cc by 2.0)

Monarchs are well-known for their migration, but there are other butterflies that migrate, too. Among them is the Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui), the most widespread. Do you see them in your garden every summer? (photo: John Flannery / Flickr; CC)